Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 1, 1881 · Custer County, South Dakota

Jim Fowler was held in the jail at Custer, in the Black Hills, when a mob came for him. According to The River Press, on March 1, 1881, the mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The death is reported in a single newspaper account, which describes the mob as infuriated.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The River Press reported that an infuriated mob lynched the man after taking him from the jail in Custer.

Reported by: The River Press (reporters).

Source

The River Press, March 2, 1881, page 1 The River Press, March 2, 1881

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