Died in custody
F. W. Perry
F. W. Perry was held in the custody of a guard at Cleora, Colorado, when, according to the American Citizen, persons unknown took him during the night of November 9, 1879. The paper reported that the guard disappeared during that night. Perry's body was found hanging from a tree, with a paper pinned to it saying that citizens had decided to take the law into their own hands.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The American Citizen reported that persons unknown hanged Perry, and that his guard disappeared during the night.
Reported by: American Citizen (reporters).