Died in jail or a lockup
John Moede
John Moede was held in the Long Prairie jail in Todd County, Minnesota. According to a November 1879 report in the American Citizen, a mob took him from the jail that night and hanged him from a tree. The same report said his brother, who had been arrested in another county, was being brought back to Long Prairie and was likely to face the same fate.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1879 report in the American Citizen says a mob took John Moede from the Long Prairie jail and hanged him to a tree.
Reported by: American Citizen (reporters).