Isaiah Courtwright
Isaiah Courtwright was held in the Stevens Point jail in Portage County, Wisconsin, with his brother. On October 19, 1875, about 3 a.m., a masked mob broke into the jail, overpowered the jailer, and took Isaiah and his brother from their cells. Newspaper reports say the men hanged him from a tree near the courthouse, while a Daily Argus account says the group hanged the brothers from a pine tree by the road. The reports say the crowd was ready and no pleas for mercy were heeded, and no perpetrators were identified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob broke into the Stevens Point jail, took Isaiah Courtwright from his cell and hanged him, according to Associated Press and Chicago Tribune reports.
Reported by: Associated Press dispatch from Milwaukee (reporters); Oshkosh special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune (reporters).