Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two brothers named Barber were held in the jail at Independence, Iowa. A Clarksville Weekly Chronicle item published June 16, 1883 reports that a mob took the brothers from the jail and hanged them on June 8. The item names them only by their surname and gives no further detail about who they were.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.