Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an Atlanta Daily World editorial published on November 30, 1933, a mob led by a young woman broke into a California jail, took a person who was being held there, and hanged them in public without a trial. The editorial says the state's chief executive sent the mob a vote of thanks and promised clemency to anyone arrested for the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Thanksgiving editorial (reporters).