Died in jail or a lockup
Fermin Aguire
Fermin Aguire was one of four men whom a mob took from the Fort Union jail at night in October 1875, according to a newspaper report. He was held at that jail in Fort Anostine, New Mexico, when the mob came for him. The Pioche Daily Record reported that the men were marched to a grove, tied to a tree and shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took him from the Fort Union jail at night, marched him to a grove, tied him to a tree and shot him.
Reported by: newspaper report.