Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A mob broke into the Corning jail in Adams County, Iowa, in April 1887, took a man from it and carried him a short distance from town, where they hanged him, according to a Times special dispatch from Chicago. The dispatch described the raid as wholly unexpected. The man's name is garbled in the surviving newspaper text.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Times special dispatch from Creston reports that a mob took a man from the Corning jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Times special dispatch from Creston (reporters).