Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two cousins, both surnamed McDonald, were held in the jail at Oconto, Wisconsin, when a mob took them out and lynched them on September 27, 1881, according to a dispatch the Memphis Daily Appeal printed two days later. The report gives neither man's first name. The mob's attack is described as the sole account, and the accusation the mob acted on is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Memphis Daily Appeal, citing a dispatch from Oconto, Wisconsin, reported that a mob took two cousins surnamed McDonald from the jail and lynched them.
Reported by: Memphis Daily Appeal, citing a dispatch from Oconto, Wis. (reporters).