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Died in custody

Name not reported

Custer County, Nebraska

A man held in the custody of the sheriff of Custer County, Nebraska, was taken from the sheriff by an armed mob. The mob tied him to a tree and burned him to death. He was one of two men seized from the sheriff in this way.

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

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