Dan Arata

Daniel Arata, an Italian man who kept a saloon in Denver, Colorado, was held in the Denver county jail in late July 1893. On the night of July 26, a crowd newspapers estimated at between several thousand and fifteen thousand people broke through the jail's doors, took him from his cell and hanged him from a tree near the jail. Newspapers report that his body was then shot and dragged through the streets. The Rawlins Republican reported that jailer Captain Crews refused to hand him over, and that the mob broke through the doors and took the keys from the jailers. The Fremont Clipper reported that the guards retreated and hid the keys, while other accounts say officers were overpowered at the doors.

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

Reported by: Denver jail staff, including Captain Crews, the jailer (the agency that held him); Los Angeles Herald editorial (reporters); Denver newspaper accounts and telegrams reprinted in other papers (reporters); Rawlins Republican (reporters); Fremont Clipper (reporters); Oskaloosa Herald (reporters); State Herald editorial (reporters).

Sources (20)

• Waterbury Evening Democrat, July 27, 1893, page 1 Waterbury Evening Democrat, July 27, 1893
• Gloucester County Democrat, July 27, 1893, page 2 Gloucester County Democrat, July 27, 1893
• The Jersey City News, July 27, 1893, page 4 The Jersey City News, July 27, 1893
• The State Herald, July 28, 1893, page 4 The State Herald, July 28, 1893
• The Herald, July 29, 1893, page 4 The Herald, July 29, 1893
• The Bessemer Indicator, July 29, 1893, page 2 The Bessemer Indicator, July 29, 1893
• The Indianapolis Journal, July 29, 1893, page 4 The Indianapolis Journal, July 29, 1893
• Passaic City Record, July 29, 1893, page 1 Passaic City Record, July 29, 1893
• The Mt. Sterling Advocate, August 1, 1893, page 4 The Mt. Sterling Advocate, August 1, 1893
• Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, August 2, 1893, page 1 Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, August 2, 1893
• The Free Press, August 3, 1893, page 2 The Free Press, August 3, 1893
• The Oskaloosa Herald, August 3, 1893, page 1 The Oskaloosa Herald, August 3, 1893
• The Rawlins Republican, August 3, 1893, page 6 The Rawlins Republican, August 3, 1893
• The Saratoga Sun, August 3, 1893, page 2 The Saratoga Sun, August 3, 1893
• Shenandoah Herald, August 4, 1893, page 1 Shenandoah Herald, August 4, 1893
• Weekly Expositor, August 4, 1893, page 2 Weekly Expositor, August 4, 1893
• The Fremont Clipper, August 4, 1893, page 1 The Fremont Clipper, August 4, 1893
• Griggs Courier, August 4, 1893, page 2 Griggs Courier, August 4, 1893
• The Citizen, August 5, 1893, page 3 The Citizen, August 5, 1893
• The Abbeville Press And Banner, August 9, 1893, page 6 The Abbeville Press And Banner, August 9, 1893