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Garland Sender

died August 20, 1895 · Siskiyou County Jail, Siskiyou County, California

Garland Sender was held in the county jail at Yreka in Siskiyou County, California. According to a Yreka dispatch published in the Daily Kennebec Journal, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him beside three other men within a few minutes. He was the youngest of the four men. The dispatch dates the deaths to August 20, 1895.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Yreka dispatch published in the Daily Kennebec Journal says a mob took Garland Sender from the Yreka county jail and hanged him with three other men.

Reported by: Yreka dispatch published in Daily Kennebec Journal (reporters).

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