Died in custody
Cruz Flores
Cruz Flores, a young Mexican man, was held in the custody of the sheriff at Jackson, California. According to the Nevada Journal, a crowd gathered and a jury it chose recommended he be handed over to the civil authorities. Several hundred people then took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree on June 18, 1852. The article says the sheriff's custody was overridden by the crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper account.