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Dennis Hagerty

died July 11, 1883 · Chaffee County, Colorado

Dennis Hagerty was held in the jail at Maysville, Colorado, in July 1883. According to a newspaper dispatch published the next day, a group of citizens took him from the jail and hanged him on July 11, 1883. The dispatch is the only account of the death in these sources.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper dispatch reports that citizens took Dennis Hagerty from the jail and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch.

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