Charles Cora
Charles Cora was held at the San Francisco city jail in May 1856 when members of the Vigilance Committee took him from the jail along with James Casey and kept him in the committee's rooms. According to the 1889 Richmond Dispatch account, the committee then hanged him in public from its windows. The article reports that before his death he married his companion at the direction of his spiritual adviser, and that he died calm and collected. The article's account is the only source, and it is a retrospective newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The San Francisco Vigilance Committee took Charles Cora from the city jail and hanged him publicly from its windows.
Reported by: San Francisco Vigilance Committee, as described in the article.