Charles Shelton

Charles Shelton was one of three men held in the jail at Los Lunas, New Mexico, in early March 1882. Newspaper accounts of the time report that masked men took the three men from the jail on March 8 and hanged Shelton from a tree nearby. The accounts attribute the killing to the mob, not to any official action.

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

Reported by: Albuquerque dispatch reprinted in newspapers (reporters); The Patron Of Husbandry news report (reporters); Brenham Weekly Banner report (reporters).

News reports (6)

• Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882, page 1 Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882
• The South Kentuckian, March 14, 1882, page 2 The South Kentuckian, March 14, 1882
• Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882, page 1 Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882
• Brenham Weekly Banner, March 16, 1882, page 1 Brenham Weekly Banner, March 16, 1882
• The Grenada Sentinel, March 18, 1882, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, March 18, 1882
• The Patron Of Husbandry, March 18, 1882, page 4 The Patron Of Husbandry, March 18, 1882