Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died December 28, 1879 · Idaho

Four Black men held in a jail in Idaho were taken out by a mob on the night of Sunday, December 28, 1879. The mob shot all four dead. A Vermont newspaper reported the killings in its January 2, 1880 edition.

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

Reported by: historical newspaper report.

Source

Vermont Phœnix, January 2, 1880, page 3 Vermont Phœnix, January 2, 1880

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