Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob of armed men broke into the jail in Virginia City, Nevada, took a man from the cell where he was being held, and hanged him. The Spirit of Democracy, in an April 11, 1871 issue, cited the killing as an example of lynch violence. The account describes a man held in the city's jail whom a mob seized and killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.