Died in jail or a lockup
One of 11 people whose names were not reported
Five Chinese men were held in the jail at Lewiston, Idaho, in September 1885. According to a news dispatch datelined Lewiston, a group of citizens took them from the jail one night and hanged them from trees nearby. The men were killed by the mob after being taken from the custody of the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the jail at Pierce City, Idaho, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.