Died in jail or a lockup
Jerry White
Jerry White, a Black man, was held in the jail at Valentine, Nebraska, in August 1887. According to a news summary in the Semi-Weekly Fisherman & Farmer, a body of masked men took him from the jail and hanged him from a telegraph pole.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of masked men took Jerry White from the Valentine, Nebraska jail and hanged him from a telegraph pole, according to the Semi-Weekly Fisherman & Farmer.
Reported by: Semi-Weekly Fisherman & Farmer (reporters).