Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On August 28, 1872, a mob broke into the jail at Hays City, Kansas, according to a newspaper report published August 31 of that year. Two men held in the jail, chained together, were shot by the mob. Their deaths came as the mob took them from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report.