Georgia Gomez
Georgia Gomez, a man who had a brother, was held in the Watsonville calaboose, a lockup in Watsonville, California. The Watsonville Pajaronian reported that about 30 to 40 disguised men entered the guarded jail, took the keys, and removed him and two other prisoners. According to the paper, Georgia Gomez was found hanged under the Pajaro bridge on May 17, 1870. The account attributes his death to the mob that took him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Watsonville Pajaronian reported that about 30 to 40 disguised men entered the guarded calaboose, took the keys and removed the prisoners, and that Gomez was found hanged under the Pajaro bridge the next morning.
Reported by: Watsonville Pajaronian (reporters).