Died in jail or a lockup
Louis A. Knorr
Louis A. Knorr was held in the jail at Colfax, Washington Territory, under a death sentence. On August 19, 1884, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The Batesville Guard's brief report of the killing was the only account of it, and it describes the lynching of a man taken from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.