Died in jail or a lockup
Alexander McCurdy
Alexander McCurdy was held in the jail at Golden, Colorado, when a mob took him from his cell on June 2, 1894. According to the Fort Worth Gazette, about twenty men overpowered the jailor, Alexander Kerr, and took his keys before going to McCurdy's cell. They dragged him onto the lawn in front of the building and attacked him there, then took his body to a trestle over Clear Creek and hanged it. The Gazette reported that two guards were arrested after being identified as members of the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about twenty men overpowered the jailor, took his keys, dragged McCurdy from his cell and hanged him from a trestle over Clear Creek.
Reported by: news reports.