Elder Thompson
Elder Thompson, a discharged soldier, was in the custody of a sheriff being taken by stage from Monterey toward San Juan. Portland papers of May 24th, as reprinted in the Idaho Semi-Weekly World, reported that a band of men took him from the sheriff a few miles from San Juan and hanged him from a tree. The account describes him as being held by the sheriff while the stage was on its way, and it says the men took him from the sheriff's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A band of men took him from the sheriff a few miles from San Juan and hanged him from a tree, according to Portland papers of May 24th as reprinted in the Idaho Semi-Weekly World.
Reported by: Portland papers of May 24th, as reprinted in the Idaho Semi-Weekly World (reporters).