Died in jail or a lockup
John Wright
John Wright was held in the jail in St. Helena when, according to a news dispatch published in the Daily Republican on May 7, 1888, a mob of masked men broke in early on Saturday, May 5, 1888. The dispatch says the men took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge. The account the Daily Republican printed is the only source for these details.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch in the Daily Republican reports that a mob of masked men took John Wright from the St. Helena jail and hanged him from a bridge.
Reported by: Daily Republican news dispatch (reporters).