Died in jail or a lockup
William H. Spain
Wm. H. Spain was a resident of Portage City, Wisconsin. In September 1869 he was in the custody of officers who were taking him to jail when a mob of citizens seized him from them. The mob put a rope around his neck and dragged him to the nearest tree, where he was hanged.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The 1869 newspaper account says a mob of citizens took him from officers who were taking him to jail, put a rope around his neck and dragged him to the nearest tree.
Reported by: 1869 newspaper account (Portage City, Wisconsin) (reporters).