Died in jail or a lockup

Nicholas Snowden

Jefferson County, Nebraska

Nicholas Snowden, a Black man, was held in the jail at Endicott, Nebraska. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to the Phillipsburg Herald's October 1885 report. The rewritten account keeps only what the source states, so no further detail about the jail's response is given here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Nicholas Snowden from the jail at Endicott, Nebraska, and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Phillipsburg Herald, October 3, 1885, page 6 Phillipsburg Herald, October 3, 1885

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