Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Daly
Jack Daly was one of two men held in the Omaha jail in Douglas County, Nebraska. According to Mr. Lonergan, a pioneer recalling early Douglas County days, a group of men obtained the keys from Sheriff Cam Reeves, put the two men in a wagon and took them to Florence. The next morning, Jack Daly and the other man were found hanging from a limb near the old Vandercook house, two miles north of Florence.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Mr. Lonergan, a pioneer recalling early Douglas County days, says a group of men got the keys from Sheriff Cam Reeves, took Jack Daly from the Omaha jail in a wagon to Florence, and hanged him.
Reported by: Mr. Lonergan, a pioneer recalling early Douglas County days.