Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An American Indian man was held in a jail in San Bernardino County, California, when a masked mob took him from custody in March 1881. The mob lynched him a few days before the Delaware State Journal reported the killing on March 31, 1881. The paper gives no name for him, and it does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.