Died in custody
Palmer
Palmer, a young man who worked for a farmer near North Bend, Minnesota, was in the custody of officers being taken toward Black River Falls in October 1896. A Winona dispatch published on October 29, 1896, citing a rumor, reported that about twenty armed men overtook the officers and hanged him from a railway bridge.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Winona dispatch, citing a rumor, says about twenty armed men overtook the officers taking Palmer toward Black River Falls and hanged him from a railway bridge.
Reported by: Winona dispatch (citing a rumor) (reporters).