Died in jail or a lockup
Jackson
Jackson was one of two men held in the Sidney jail in Fremont County, Iowa. On a Saturday night in January 1869, a mob of about one hundred armed men came to the jail and took Jackson and another man from custody. The sheriff reportedly would not hand over the keys, so the mob broke open the jail. Both men were later found at a white oak tree about a mile and a half from town.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred armed men broke open the Sidney jail, took Jackson and another man out, and they were later found hanged from a white oak tree about a mile and a half from town.
Reported by: news reports.