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 Chicago dispatch citing a Creston, Iowa special report says a mob broke into the Corning jail, took a man from custody and hanged him.

Reported by: Chicago dispatch citing a Creston, Ia. special report (reporters).

Source

• The Ohio Democrat, April 9, 1887, page 4 The Ohio Democrat, April 9, 1887