Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the Holt County Sentinel, which reported it in February 1887, a mob came to a jail, took three men who were being held there from their cells, and killed them. The paper says the jail's guards knew the mob was coming, were in an upper room overlooking the jail yard, offered no resistance, and gave no warning to the authorities. The men are not named in the report. The paper said the guards handed the men over to the mob rather than protect them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Holt County Sentinel reports that a mob took three men from their cells at a jail and killed them, and that the guards knew the mob was coming and offered no resistance.
Reported by: The Holt County Sentinel (reporters).