Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A man surnamed Barber, one of two brothers, was held in the Waverly jail in Waverly, Iowa, when a mob took him from the jail on June 8, 1883, and lynched him. According to the Bourbon News, which reported the killing, the mob was led by a relative of another man. The paper's account does not give his first name.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Bourbon News reported that a mob took one of the Barber brothers from the Waverly jail and lynched him.
Reported by: The Bourbon News (reporters).