Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three men were held at the jail near Beaver River City in November 1868. According to a dispatch from Omaha citing the Frontier Index, a Vigilance Committee took one of them from the jail and hanged him on November 12, 1868. The same dispatch said the committee ordered other people in the area to leave within ten hours.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Omaha dispatch citing the Frontier Index says a Vigilance Committee took one of three men from the jail near Beaver River City and hanged him.
Reported by: An Omaha dispatch citing the Frontier Index (reporters).