One of 4 people whose names were not reported

A mob took four people out of the jail at Harper, Kansas, on May 2, 1884. According to the Turner County Herald, one of them was shot and the other three were hanged. The Watertown Republican reported that one man was shot to death by the mob.

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

Source

• Watertown Republican, May 7, 1884, page 2 Watertown Republican, May 7, 1884