Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man of Italian origin, whose name the sources do not give, was held in the jail at Oilman, Washington Territory, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on January 7, 1889, according to The Hope Pioneer. The paper's brief item does not describe how the mob got in. It also does not say whether jail staff resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over. Nothing else about the man is recorded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.