Died in custody
Name not reported
Two brothers named Weaver were being held by officers at Danville, Kansas, in April 1886, when a mob of about fifty men came to take them and lynch them. According to The Livingston Enterprise, the brothers got hold of revolvers taken from the deputies and tried to defend themselves, but the mob overpowered them. The paper reported that the mob shot each man fifteen or twenty times. Both brothers died in custody at the hands of the mob, on April 19, 1886.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper account.