Died in custody
Name not reported
A person whose name the San Francisco Call did not print was taken from the custody of the sheriff and killed, according to a brief item in the paper of April 18, 1896. The report appeared in the same passage as coverage of a trial in Weaverville. The person was held in the sheriff's custody at the time of the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says the person was taken from the sheriff and killed, with no details of who took them or where.
Reported by: news report on the Weaverville trial (reporters).