Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the sheriff's custody at Little Falls, Minnesota, was taken from custody by a mob and hanged to a tree, according to a St. Paul dispatch dated August 21, 1857 and printed in the Canton Weekly Register. He was one of three men held by the sheriff at the time. The dispatch reports that the mob took him and killed him by hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Paul dispatch reported that a mob took one of three men held in the Little Falls, Minnesota sheriff's custody and hanged him to a tree.
Reported by: St. Paul dispatch, Canton Weekly Register (reporters).