Garland Yemler

Garland Yemler was held in the jail at Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, in late August 1895. A news report described him as the youngest of the four men held there. According to press accounts, a mob broke into the jail, took the four men out, and hanged them on a rail supported by two trees. Garland Yemler was one of those killed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Yreka, California jail and hanged Garland Yemler along with three other men, according to news reports of the lynching.

Reported by: news reporting of the mob lynching; Herald And Tribune news column (reporters).

Sources (8)

• San Antonio Daily Light, August 26, 1895, page 1 San Antonio Daily Light, August 26, 1895
• The Salt Lake Herald, August 28, 1895, page 4 The Salt Lake Herald, August 28, 1895
• The Stark County Democrat, August 29, 1895, page 4 The Stark County Democrat, August 29, 1895
• The Willimantic Journal, August 30, 1895, page 3 The Willimantic Journal, August 30, 1895
• The Times, August 30, 1895, page 6 The Times, August 30, 1895
• The Emmett Index, August 31, 1895, page 1 The Emmett Index, August 31, 1895
• The Citizen, August 31, 1895, page 2 The Citizen, August 31, 1895
• Herald And Tribune, September 4, 1895, page 2 Herald And Tribune, September 4, 1895