Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at a jail was taken from it by a mob on April 4, 1889, and hanged, according to the Griggs Courier, which reported his death on April 12, 1889. A mob took him from the jail where he was held and killed him by hanging. His death is recorded as a lynching from custody, in which people taken from a jail by a mob were killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report (page scan, source name not legible) (reporters).