Arthur Perkins Hefhana
Arthur Perkins Hefhana was held in the Storey County jail in Virginia City, Nevada. The Gold Hill Daily News, citing Sheriff Atkinson and Under Sheriff Stoner, reported that a Vigilance Committee party broke into the jail in the early morning of March 25, 1871. The party forced the under sheriff to hand over the cell keys, took Hefhana from his cell and marched him to the Ophir mine area, where he was hanged from a beam. The coroner had his body taken to an undertaker on B Street, and the paper reported that the features did not show choking or strangulation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Vigilance Committee mob broke into the Storey County jail, took him from his cell and hanged him, according to the Gold Hill Daily News citing Sheriff Atkinson and Under Sheriff Stoner, who said the under sheriff was forced to hand over the cell keys.
Reported by: Gold Hill Daily News, citing Sheriff Atkinson and Under Sheriff Stoner (reporters).