Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, was taken from his cell on Saturday night, May 12, 1894, by a masked mob. The mob hanged him from a bridge. He was held by the jail, and the mob killed him after taking him from it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.