Died in jail or a lockup
Mindee Chowagee
Mindee Chowagee was held in the jail at Marshall, Missouri, when a mob of citizens came for him on the night of April 28, 1900. According to a news dispatch, the mob forced an entrance to the jail, met only slight resistance from the officers, and dragged him into the jail yard, where he was hanged from a tree. The dispatch is the only account, and its details have not been independently confirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob forced into the Marshall, Missouri jail, met only slight resistance from officers, dragged him into the jail yard and hanged him from a tree, according to a single news dispatch.
Reported by: news dispatch (single newspaper report) (reporters).