Wallen
Wallen was held in the town's calaboose after a shooting that killed another man. Shortly after midnight on November 16, 1884, a crowd of a hundred or more got the jail key from Mayor Storer, who gave it up reluctantly, and took Wallen from the jail. The crowd hanged him from a post in front of a billiard hall, where his body remained until morning, when authorities took it down and held an inquiry. According to the Wichita Daily Eagle, Wallen denied the crime and asked only for a fair trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A crowd of a hundred or more took Wallen from the calaboose after Mayor Storer reluctantly surrendered the key, and hanged him; Wallen denied the crime and asked only for a fair trial, according to the account.
Reported by: local authorities; Wichita Eagle (reporters).