Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in a Michigan jail was taken from his cell on the evening of May 23, 1893, when a large mob broke into the jail. The mob dragged him out and hanged him from a limb. They then dragged his body through the streets and around the courthouse square.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from his cell in the Michigan jail and hanged him, according to the historical account.
Reported by: news reports.