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Daniel Tuntto

died May 1901 · Modoc County, California

In May 1901, a mob took Daniel Tuntto from the jail at Lookout, California, and hanged him. According to a report of a December 1901 trial in Alturas, California, the mob killed five men at Lookout, and one man was tried for taking part.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Daniel Tuntto from the jail at Lookout, California, and hanged him, according to a report of a trial in Alturas over a man charged with taking part in the mob.

Reported by: Alturas, Cal. report of the trial of a man indicted for being in the mob (reporters).

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