Died in jail or a lockup
Marshal Chadwick
Marshal Chadwick was being held in the jail at Colfax, Washington. On the morning of January 8, 1898, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the west wall of the courthouse, as The Age-Herald reported the following day. He was killed by a mob while in the custody of the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.