Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the jail in Laramie City was being taken toward a train when he was seized from the wagon carrying him between that town and Fort Laramie and hanged. The Springfield Weekly Republican reported that some people believed the killing was meant to keep him from naming others. The account describes the hanging as the work of a mob that took him from the wagon.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.