Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of five Chinese men held in a jail was taken from it by citizens on the night of Monday, September 21, 1885. A dispatch dated September 23, 1885, reports that the five men were hanged from trees. The man is remembered here as one of the five, and his own name and age are unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A September 23, 1885 dispatch says citizens took one of five Chinese men from a jail on the Monday night before and hanged him to trees.
Reported by: news reports.