Died in jail or a lockup
Norlot
Norlot was held in the Sidney jail in Fremont County, Iowa, in January 1869. A mob of about one hundred armed men came to the jail on a Saturday night, and the sheriff is said to have refused to hand over the keys, so the mob broke the jail open and took Norlot and another man out. The two men were found dead at a white oak tree about a mile and a half from town.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred armed men broke into the Sidney jail, took Norlot and another man out, and they were later found hanged from a white oak tree about a mile and a half from town, per the newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.