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Harry French

La Luna, New Mexico

Harry French was one of three men held in the jail at La Luna, New Mexico. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to the Eaton Democrat's report published in March 1882. The paper gives no date for the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Harry French from the jail at La Luna, New Mexico, and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

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