Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Colfax County Jail, Colfax County, Nebraska

In October 1891, The Lusk Herald reported that a man was taken from the jail at Schuyler, Nebraska, by a mob and lynched. The paper's editorial condemned the killing and said there was no excuse for it. The person's name is not given in the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Lusk Herald editorial condemns the mob that took a man from the Schuyler, Nebraska jail and killed him.

Reported by: The Lusk Herald (reporters).

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