Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a short report in The Seattle Star, a man held in the custody of local officers on March 28, 1899 was taken from them one morning by about 100 masked men, who lynched him. The men were masked and numbered about 100, according to the report, and the account is brief, with no further details of the man's life or of how the officers responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Seattle Star reported that about 100 masked men took a man from officers and lynched him.
Reported by: The Seattle Star (reporters).