Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a Frontier Index report repeated in an Omaha despatch, a vigilance committee took one of three men from a jail near Bear River City and hanged him on or about November 12, 1868. The despatch also said that other men in the area were ordered to leave within ten hours. The man's name is not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Frontier Index, as reported in an Omaha despatch, says a vigilance committee took one man from a jail near Bear River City and hanged him.
Reported by: Frontier Index (as reported in an Omaha despatch) (reporters).