Died in jail or a lockup
Robert Roddick
Robert Roddick was one of two men held in the jail at Rawlins, Wyoming, in March 1882. According to a brief newspaper item from the Huntsville Gazette, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him on the 19th. The item gives no further detail about who the men were or how the jail staff responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took Robert Roddick from the Rawlins, Wyoming jail and hanged him, according to a brief 1882 news item.
Reported by: news reports.