Name not reported

According to the Detroit Post, reprinted in the Hillsdale Standard on May 8, 1877, a mob broke into a jail and seized two men who were being held there. The Post said the mob dragged both men from the jail into the woods and hanged them from trees. Both men were killed by the mob after being taken from the custody of the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Detroit Post, reprinted in the Hillsdale Standard, says a mob dragged two men from the jail to the woods and hanged them.

Reported by: Detroit Post (reprinted in the Hillsdale Standard) (reporters).

Source

• The Hillsdale Standard, May 8, 1877, page 2 The Hillsdale Standard, May 8, 1877