Died in jail or a lockup
Johnson
According to the Cedar Rapids Republican, as quoted in the Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier in April 1902, a mob took Johnson from a jail in Des Moines, Iowa. The paper says the mob dragged him through the streets with a rope around his neck and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Cedar Rapids Republican, as quoted by the Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier, says a mob took Johnson from a jail in Des Moines and hanged him.
Reported by: Cedar Rapids Republican (quoted in the Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier) (reporters).