Died in custody
Greece
Greece was arrested with another man and John Babcock on suspicion in a grocer's killing, according to a June 1883 Sacramento Daily Record-Union report. A mob at Hastings lynched Greece and the companion while they were in custody, and the report says Babcock was spared after giving up his companions. The date of the lynching is not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob lynched Greece after the arrest on suspicion in a grocer's killing, while Babcock was spared after giving up his companions.
Reported by: news reports.