Died in jail or a lockup
Antonio Jose Barlas
Antonio Jose Barlas was being held in the jail at Las Lunas, New Mexico, with two other men when, on or about May 4, 1893, masked men took the three from the jail and hanged them from a tree, according to The Morning News. The record gives no account of how jail or county officers responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.