Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was taken from a jail in Omaha, Nebraska, by a group of white people, who hanged him, according to a brief item in the Cleveland Gazette published November 21, 1891. A coroner's jury, made up of white men, returned a verdict that he was killed by unknown persons, as the Gazette reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that the man was killed by unknown persons after a group hanged him following his removal from a jail.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Cleveland Gazette (reporters).