Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In January 1894, a person held in the jail at Russell, Kansas, was taken out by a mob and hanged. The jail was the place of custody from which the mob took them. The killing was carried out by the mob, and the jail's staff are not reported to have taken any part in it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.