Died in custody

Name not reported

died August 1857 · Minnesota

In August 1857, near Little Falls, Minnesota, a mob took one of three men held in the custody of the sheriff. The mob hanged him from a tree. The man is not named in the account.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Weekly Clarksville Chronicle, August 28, 1857, page 2 Weekly Clarksville Chronicle, August 28, 1857

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