Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took a man out of a North Dakota jail and hanged him in November 1897, one of three people killed that way, according to a brief dispatch datelined Bismarck on November 24. The widow of one of the men later sued the county for damages. Accounts of how the mob got past the jail's staff, and what the sheriff or jailer did, are not part of this record.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.
Lawsuit: The widow of one of the men later sued the county for damages, but the reporting gives no amount.