Died in jail or a lockup
Martin Miarad
Martin Miarad was held in the Wabash jail, where officers had moved him from Gilman for his protection after threats of a lynching. At about seven in the morning on July 5, 1871, a mob of about three hundred armed men took him from the jail and hanged him, with about a thousand onlookers present. The Public Ledger reported that he asked to speak and pray before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about three hundred armed men took him from the Wabash jail and hanged him, according to the source account.
Reported by: news reports.