Died in jail or a lockup
Janus Nelson
Janus Nelson was held in the Lexington jail in Lexington, Missouri, when a mob took them from the jail and killed them. A brief item in a news roundup published on December 11, 1896, reports the killing. The same item reports that Jesse Winner was taken from the jail and killed at the same time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news roundup reports that Janus Nelson and Jesse Winner were taken from the Lexington jail and lynched.
Reported by: news reports.