Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob broke into the jail at Hays City, Kansas, on August 28, 1872, and shot two men who were being held there chained together. According to The New North-West, which reported the killings on August 31, 1872, the mob took the men from the jail where they were held. Both men were in the custody of the Hays City jail when they were shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report.