Died in jail or a lockup
Kin Bainsbarger
Mano Rainsbarger and his brother Kin were held in the jail at Eldora in Hardin County, Iowa, in early June 1885. In the early morning hours, a mob of about 75 masked men took the brothers from the jail and shot them repeatedly. One report attributed the killing to a long-running family feud in Hardin County. Mano Rainsbarger was killed while in the custody of the Eldora jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Marshalltown dispatch reports that about 75 masked men took him from the Eldora jail and shot him repeatedly.
Reported by: Marshalltown dispatch (reporters).