Francisco Torres
Francisco Torres was held in the Santa Ana jail in Orange County, California. Shortly before 1 a.m. on August 20, 1892, a group of masked men broke the jail door, and the night watchman was forced to hand over the keys, according to the Los Angeles Herald. The men took him from his cell and hanged him from a telegraph pole at Fourth and Sycamore streets, where his body was found the next morning. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he was hanged by parties unknown, and the Herald reported that no clue to the identity of any member of the mob was found.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Coroner's jury, Coroner Eyre (medical examiner or coroner); Los Angeles Herald (reporters); The deputy on duty (the agency that held him); Witnesses (witnesses).