Babispe Naeori
Babepe Necarori was held in the Watonga jail in Blaine County, Oklahoma Territory, when a crowd of about 100 men stormed the jail on September 15, 1896. According to a newspaper account, the men took him to the edge of town and hanged him from a black jack tree. The sheriff had no guards or arms and could not resist, according to the report. Mexican residents of the area said the sheriff did not try to save him, and they asked the Mexican government to demand an investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (neglect alleged). Mexicans in the vicinity say the sheriff did not try to save him, and the sheriff had no guards or arms and could not resist the crowd of about 100 men who stormed the Watonga jail.
Reported by: Newspaper account (reporters); Mexicans in the vicinity (witnesses).