Died in jail or a lockup
One of 6 people whose names were not reported
Five Chinese men were held in the jail at Lewiston, Idaho, in September 1885. According to a news dispatch datelined Lewiston, a group of citizens took them from the jail one night and hanged them from trees nearby. The men were killed by the mob after being taken from the custody of the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho reports that a group of citizens took five Chinese men from the county jail one night and hanged them from nearby trees.
Reported by: unnamed news dispatch datelined Lewiston, Idaho (reporters).