Died in jail or a lockup
Charles G. Wabroth
Charles G. Wabroth was being held at the jail in Alamosa, Colorado. Early on Saturday, July 5, 1879, about 100 citizens took him from the jail and hanged him from a cottonwood tree, according to a newspaper report of the killing. Whether jail staff resisted the group, gave up the keys, or handed him over is not recorded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.