Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died February 27, 1905 · Washoe County, Nevada

A man held at a jail in Reno, Nevada, was taken by a mob and lynched on February 27, 1905, according to a news report from The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican. The report gives no name for him. He was one of two men held after a robbery at Hazen.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news report.

Source

The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, February 28, 1905, page 1 The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, February 28, 1905

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