Died in jail or a lockup
J. J. Hoover
J. J. Hoover was held in the jail at Fairplay, California, according to a Union County Courier report published in May 1880. The paper reports that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Union County Courier reports that a mob took J. J. Hoover from the jail at Fairplay, California, and hanged him; the report gives no details of how the mob reached him or what jail staff did.
Reported by: Union County Courier (reporters).