Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
An unnamed American Indian man was held in a jail in Iowa when, early on Sunday, June 30, 1889, a mob came to the jail and demanded the keys from the sheriff. The sheriff refused to hand them over, so the mob broke down the doors, took the man out and hanged him from a tree in the courtyard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.