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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 2, 1884 · Harper jail, Harper County, Kansas

On May 2, 1884, an angry mob broke into the jail at Harper, Kansas, and took people held there out of their cells. One was shot and riddled with bullets, and three others were hanged.

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

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