Name not reported

A Black man held in the jail at Kerenton was taken from custody by a mob, according to The Coeur D'Alene Press, which reported the killing in June 1899. The paper says the mob assaulted the jail where he was held. The paper says the mob lynched him about half an hour later.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: The Coeur D'Alene Press (1899 newspaper account) (reporters).

Source

• The Coeur D'Alene Press, June 24, 1899, page 1 The Coeur D'Alene Press, June 24, 1899