Garland Pember

Garland Pember was one of four men a mob took from the Siskiyou County jail in Yreka, California, in August 1895. According to The Sun's report of the mob action, published August 27, 1895, a rope was placed around his neck and he was hanging beside the other three within a few minutes. He had been held at the county jail when the mob took him from it and killed him. The details of his age and name are garbled in the surviving text of that report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Garland Pember from the Siskiyou County jail and hanged him, according to The Sun's account of the mob action.

Reported by: The Sun (reporters).

Source

• The Sun, August 27, 1895, page 1 The Sun, August 27, 1895