Died in jail or a lockup

McPherson

died August 5, 1883 · Dayton jail, Columbia County, Washington

McPherson was held in the jail at Dayton, Washington Territory, in August 1883. According to The State Rights Democrat, a mob of masked men took McPherson from the jail. The paper reported that the men hanged McPherson by the neck from a scaffold that had been built for another execution.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The State Rights Democrat, August 10, 1883, page 3 The State Rights Democrat, August 10, 1883

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