Died in jail or a lockup
John J. Keller
John J. Keller was held at the jail in Lander, Wyoming. A dispatch from Kemmerer, Wyoming, printed in The Bamberg Herald on September 11, 1902, reported that a mob took him from that jail and lynched him on Friday night, September 5, 1902. The dispatch attributed this to unnamed sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Kemmerer, Wyoming dispatch of unnamed sources reported that Keller was taken from the Lander jail and lynched.
Reported by: Kemmerer, Wyo., special dispatch (unnamed sources) (reporters).