Died in jail or a lockup

Lytle

died March 31, 1892 · Portland

Lytle was held in the jail in Portland when, shortly after midnight on March 31, 1892, a mob broke down the jail door, dragged him into the street and hanged him from a telegraph pole. The Evening Capital Journal reports that the jail was guarded and that the mob overcame the guard. Lytle was a man who was held in the jail and killed by the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

Evening Capital Journal, March 31, 1892, page 2 Evening Capital Journal, March 31, 1892

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