Died in jail or a lockup
Holloway
Holloway, a man, was being held in the jail at North Platte on June 17, 1876, when a mob took him from it and hanged him. The Cincinnati Daily Star, reporting the killing on June 20, 1876, described it as the first lynching in that locality in a long time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Holloway from the jail at North Platte and hanged him, according to the dispatch.
Reported by: news reports.