Died in jail or a lockup

Charles Kennedy

died October 16, 1870 · Elizabethtown, New Mexico

Charles Kennedy was in the custody of officers at Elizabethtown, New Mexico, according to a brief report in the Juniata Sentinel published October 26, 1870. The paper says a mob took him from the officers and hanged him on October 16, 1870.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Juniata Sentinel (reporters).

Source

Juniata Sentinel, October 26, 1870, page 2 Juniata Sentinel, October 26, 1870

Read the New Mexico report See on the New Mexico map See on the national map All records