McDonald

McDonald was one of two cousins, both named McDonald, who were taken from the jail near Menominee, Michigan, in October 1881 and hanged by a mob. The Southern Standard's short report gives no first names and no details of how the mob got in or whether jail officers resisted or handed over the keys.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Southern Standard, October 8, 1881, page 1 Southern Standard, October 8, 1881