Died in jail or a lockup
John Edwards
John Edwards was held in a jail in Sealand, Washington, according to one report. In the early hours of April 11, 1891, forty masked men broke into the jail, overpowered the jailer, and went to the cells, where they shot Edwards to death along with another man held there, John Rose. One report says the mob dispersed quietly afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.