Mob Took Chinese Suspect from Jail and Lynched Him

On June 2, 1896, in Oroville, California, a large mob reportedly stormed the jail, removed an unnamed Chinese man who had been arrested on a murder charge, and lynched him. Surviving references indicate that he was beaten to death after being taken from custody. No linked contemporary newspaper account has yet been identified, and the victim’s name and the identities of the lynchers remain unknown.