Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died February 26, 1884

A wounded man held in a jail in the Deadwood region of Dakota Territory was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of February 26, 1884, and lynched. His name is not given in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report