Died in jail or a lockup
John Risbee
John Risbee, a Black man, was held in the Chetopa city hall lockup in Kansas. On June 27, 1888, a mob of several hundred people overpowered the sheriff and his guard, took Risbee and another man, Wylie Loe, out of the building, and forced them to hang from a second-floor window. The account reports that Risbee's neck was broken and that he died almost at once. The sheriff had planned to move the two men to the county jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of several hundred overpowered the sheriff and his guard at the Chetopa city hall, took John Risbee out and hanged him from a second-floor window.
Reported by: news reports.