Died in jail or a lockup
William Underwood
Frank Craft was held in the jail at Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri, when he died on the night of July 1, 1881. According to an American Citizen report, a mob went to the home of Sheriff Whiteside, bound him and took the jail keys. The mob then took Craft from the jail into the courtyard and hanged him from a tree. Craft was one of three men taken from the jail that night, and a Huntsville Gazette report describes the same events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: American Citizen (newspaper report) (reporters).