Died in jail or a lockup

H. Howe

died April 4, 1888 · Larimer County, Colorado

H. Howe was held in the jail at Fort Collins, Colorado. On April 4, 1888, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a brief report in the Western Appeal published on April 7, 1888. The report gives no further account of how the mob reached him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took H. Howe from the jail at Fort Collins, Colorado, and hanged him, according to a brief report that does not say whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Western Appeal, April 7, 1888, page 3 Western Appeal, April 7, 1888

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