Died in jail or a lockup
John Moedo
John Moedo was held in the jail at Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, in November 1879. According to a St. Paul dispatch citing the Pioneer-Press, a mob took him from the jail during the night and hanged him. An 1879 report in the American Citizen gives the same account, saying he was taken from the jail and hanged to a tree. The dispatch said his brother Michael was then arrested and that the mob was waiting for him as well.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Paul dispatch citing the Pioneer-Press says a mob took him from the Long Prairie jail during the night and hanged him.
Reported by: Pioneer-Press account reported in a St. Paul dispatch (reporters).