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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 1897 · North Dakota

In November 1897, a mob took three people from a jail in North Dakota and hanged them, and this person was one of them. The widow of one of the men later sued the county for damages.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Lawsuit: The widow of one of the men taken from the jail later sued the county for damages, but the reporting gives no amount and no outcome.

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