Died in jail or a lockup
Samuel Vinson
Samuel Vinson was held at the jail in Ellensburg, Washington, when a mob took him from it and hanged him from a tree. A news item published in August 1895 reported the killing. A later item in another paper said his son was taken from the jail and hanged with him. Samuel was a man who was held in the custody of the Ellensburg jail when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news item reports that a mob took Samuel Vinson from the jail and hanged him from a tree at Ellensburg, Washington.
Reported by: news item.