Died in custody
Name not reported
In December 1886, The Maryville Times reported that four men were taken from officers in the Indian Territory by a mob and lynched. The mob's action was linked in the item to the death of a farmer, George Taafe. The men are not named, and the item does not say where they were held or how the mob took them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report (no named author or agency) (reporters).