Mans Rainsbarger

Mans Rainsbarger was held in the Hardin County jail at Eldora, Iowa, together with his brother. Early on the morning of June 5, 1885, newspaper accounts say a mob of about seventy-five masked men took the two brothers from the jail and shot them many times. The accounts give different place names for the jail, including Marshalltown and El Dorado, and they do not agree on whether jail staff resisted or handed the men over. One telegram reports that the jail's staff did not stop the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about seventy-five masked men took Mans Rainsbarger and his brother from the Hardin County jail at Eldora, Iowa, and shot them, according to a Marshalltown dispatch.

Reported by: Marshalltown dispatch (reporters); Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), citing specials (reporters); Eldora, Iowa, special telegram (reporters).

Sources (11)

• Salt Lake Evening Democrat, June 5, 1885, page 1 Salt Lake Evening Democrat, June 5, 1885
• The Dallas Daily Herald, June 6, 1885, page 1 The Dallas Daily Herald, June 6, 1885
• Morning Journal And Courier, June 6, 1885, page 3 Morning Journal And Courier, June 6, 1885
• The Salt Lake Herald, June 6, 1885, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, June 6, 1885
• The Semi-Weekly Miner, June 10, 1885, page 1 The Semi-Weekly Miner, June 10, 1885
• The Dallas Weekly Herald, June 11, 1885, page 3 The Dallas Weekly Herald, June 11, 1885
• Yorkville Enquirer, June 11, 1885, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, June 11, 1885
• People And Patriot, June 11, 1885, page 5 People And Patriot, June 11, 1885
• Jamestown Weekly Alert, June 11, 1885, page 2 Jamestown Weekly Alert, June 11, 1885
• Milford Chronicle, June 12, 1885, page 4 Milford Chronicle, June 12, 1885
• The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, August 26, 1915, page 12 The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, August 26, 1915