Garland Semler

Garland Semler was 19 years old and the youngest of four men held in the Siskiyou County jail at Yreka. On August 26, 1895, a mob took him and the other three from the jail and hanged them in the courthouse square. One account says the under-sheriff refused to give up the keys until a deputy opened the doors, while another says the sheriff arrived after the hanging had ended. As he was led out, Semler asked that his mother be told he was innocent of the crime.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper accounts of the Yreka mob (reporters).

News reports (7)

• The Morning News, August 27, 1895, page 1 The Morning News, August 27, 1895
• Birmingham Age-Herald, August 27, 1895, page 1 Birmingham Age-Herald, August 27, 1895
• The Evening Bulletin, August 27, 1895, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, August 27, 1895
• Richmond Dispatch, August 27, 1895, page 2 Richmond Dispatch, August 27, 1895
• The Roanoke Times, August 27, 1895, page 4 The Roanoke Times, August 27, 1895
• The Times, August 27, 1895, page 1 The Times, August 27, 1895
• Highland Recorder, September 6, 1895, page 1 Highland Recorder, September 6, 1895