Griffiths

Griffiths was held in custody in Sonora, in Tuolumne County, California. A crowd came for him at daylight and hanged him from a tree. The sheriff spoke against lynch law but could not stop the mob. The New-York Daily Tribune reported the killing in February 1855.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd hanged him from a tree at daylight, and the sheriff, who spoke against lynch law, could not stop them.

Reported by: newspaper account (historical report) (reporters).

Source

• New-York Daily Tribune, February 15, 1855, page 4 New-York Daily Tribune, February 15, 1855