Died in jail or a lockup
John Walde
John Walde was held in the Long Prairie jail in Todd County, Minnesota, in November 1879. According to a Pioneer Press account, reprinted in the Daily Kennebec Journal, a mob took him from the jail during the night and hanged him. Whether jail staff resisted the mob or gave up the keys is not established. The account names the jail as the place he was held and the mob as those who killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Pioneer Press reported that a mob took John Walde from the Long Prairie jail during the night and hanged him.
Reported by: Pioneer Press, reprinted in the Daily Kennebec Journal (reporters).