Bandy King

Bandy King was held in the jail at Tucson, Arizona, when, according to a brief item in The Eaton Democrat, a dozen masked men took him and another man from the jail and hanged them. A second brief item in The Somerset Press, published the same day, gives the same account. Neither paper gives a date for the killing, describes how the mob got into the jail, or says whether jail staff resisted or handed the men over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news item says a dozen masked men took Bandy King from the Tucson, Arizona jail and hanged him.

Reported by: news column item (Tucson, Arizona newspaper) (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Eaton Democrat, November 17, 1881, page 1 The Eaton Democrat, November 17, 1881
• The Somerset Press, November 17, 1881, page 1 The Somerset Press, November 17, 1881