Died in jail or a lockup
Arthur Perkins Hefferner
Arthur Perkins Hefferner was held in the jail at Virginia City, Nevada. According to the account reprinted in The Charleston Daily News, about one hundred armed members of a vigilance committee met secretly, then at about 1 a.m. forced their way into the jail, demanded the keys from the sheriff and under-sheriff, and took him out. The account says he was hanged from a beam at the Ophir mine, and that he protested his innocence and made no confession.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A vigilance committee of about one hundred armed men forced their way into the Virginia City, Nevada jail, took the keys from the sheriff and under-sheriff, and hanged him from a beam at the Ophir mine.
Reported by: news reports.