Oscar M. Kelley

Oscar M. Kelly was held in the jail at The Dalles, Oregon, in July 1887. Early on July 7, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to the Daily Republican and The Grenada Sentinel. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported that the jailers had kept a strong guard but had given it up, believing the excitement was over. Another account says that before the mob reached him, Kelly had cut his neck, wrists and ankles, and the reports differ on where and how that happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (neglect alleged). A newspaper report says a mob took Oscar M. Kelly from the Dalles jail in Oregon and hanged him, and that jailers had relinquished their guard believing the excitement was over.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (7)

• Daily Evening Bulletin, July 9, 1887, page 1 Daily Evening Bulletin, July 9, 1887
• Daily Evening Bulletin, July 9, 1887, page 4 Daily Evening Bulletin, July 9, 1887
• Daily Republican, July 9, 1887, page 1 Daily Republican, July 9, 1887
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 12, 1887, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 12, 1887
• The Grenada Sentinel, July 16, 1887, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, July 16, 1887
• Arizona Weekly Citizen, July 16, 1887, page 1 Arizona Weekly Citizen, July 16, 1887
• The Arizona Champion, July 16, 1887, page 4 The Arizona Champion, July 16, 1887