Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 1883 · Iowa

In July 1883, according to the New-York Tribune, a mob took a person from a jail in Iowa and hanged them. The paper reports this as part of one incident in which a second person was also taken from the jail and hanged. The person's name is not given.

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

Reported by: New-York Tribune (reporters).

Source

New-York Tribune, July 4, 1883, page 4 New-York Tribune, July 4, 1883

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