Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of three men held in the sheriff's custody at Little Falls, Minnesota, was taken by a mob and hanged to a tree, according to a St. Paul dispatch. The dispatch is dated August 21, 1857, and was carried by the Canton Weekly Register on September 1, 1857. The three men were held together in the sheriff's custody at the time of the 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).