Warner
Warner was held in the jail at Cheboygan, Michigan, in June 1883. The Grenada Sentinel reported that about 500 masked men broke into the jail, overpowered the sheriff and took him out of custody. A telegram reprinted by the Brookhaven Leader said the mob hanged him from a railroad viaduct outside town and that he maintained his innocence. An editorial in the same paper questioned whether the wrong man had been killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegram reprinted by the Brookhaven Leader says a mob of about 500 took Warner from the Cheboygan jail and hanged him, and that he maintained his innocence; an editorial argues an innocent man may have been killed after a child's identification at night.
Reported by: telegram reporting the occurrence, reprinted by the Brookhaven Leader (reporters); wire report.