Died in custody
Name not reported
A dispatch from Atkinson, Nebraska, printed in the Wichita Daily Eagle on 3 July 1894, citing an unnamed report, says a man held by officers near Bush Creek was seized from them by settlers and hanged. The dispatch says the killing happened on the morning before it was sent. The man is not named in the account. The report is secondhand, and the dispatch is the only source for these details.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Omaha Bee dispatch from Atkinson, Nebraska, citing an unnamed report, says settlers seized the man from officers and hanged him.
Reported by: Omaha Bee special dispatch citing an unnamed report (reporters).