Died in jail or a lockup
William Kelaber
William Kelaber was held in the jail at Detroit, Minnesota, in June 1886. On June 23 of that year, a large crowd of men in disguise took him from the jail, carried him to a nearby grove, and hanged him from a tree limb before shooting him. The sheriff tried to protect the man in his custody but was overpowered by the mob. The account comes from a single 1886 newspaper report, and the death is recorded as a homicide carried out by the crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of disguised men took Kelaber from the Detroit, Minnesota jail, hanged him from a tree limb and shot his body, after the sheriff tried to defend him and was overpowered.
Reported by: news reports.