Died in jail or a lockup
McGuire
McGuire was one of four men held in the jail at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Daily Dispatch reported in October 1860 that a mob took the four men from the jail. According to the paper, McGuire was later found hanged from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Dispatch reports that a mob took McGuire from the Council Bluffs jail and he was later found hanged from a tree.
Reported by: The Daily Dispatch (reporters).