Died in jail or a lockup
John Wedey
According to The Iowa Plain Dealer of May 8, 1884, John Wedey was one of four men held in a calaboose, a local jail, when a mob broke into the building. The four men were attacked: one was shot, and three were taken out and hanged at the edge of town. Wedey was among the four men held in the calaboose that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd broke into the calaboose holding four men, and John Wedey was among those taken out and hanged at the edge of town.
Reported by: news reports.