Frank Williams

Frank Williams was held in a jail in Colorado, which one 1884 account places at Rosita and another at Borate. Early on January 28, 1884, at about two in the morning, a masked mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the rafters of a nearby log shanty. One report says he pleaded for mercy before he died. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he was killed by parties unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that the hanging was done by parties unknown, and a masked mob took Frank Williams from the Rosita jail and hanged him from the rafters of a log shanty.

Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); news reports.

News reports (4)

• Fort Worth Daily Gazette, January 29, 1884, page 3 Fort Worth Daily Gazette, January 29, 1884
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, February 1, 1884, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, February 1, 1884
• Arkansas Weekly Mansion, February 2, 1884, page 2 Arkansas Weekly Mansion, February 2, 1884
• Savannah Weekly Echo, February 10, 1884, page 1 Savannah Weekly Echo, February 10, 1884