Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man of American Indian descent was held in the jail in Okanogan County, Washington. On a Thursday night in early January 1891, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. According to a telegram from the county commissioners to the acting governor, reported by The Oregonian from Olympia, the commissioners described the killing as a mob lynching. Press reports said the lynching was likely to raise tensions with local Indian communities.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. County commissioners of Okanogan County telegraphed the acting governor that a man was lynched after being taken from the county jail.
Reported by: County Commissioners of Okanogan County.