Died in jail or a lockup
Harry French
Harry French was one of three men held in the jail at La Lunas, New Mexico, whom a mob took from the jail and hanged, according to a brief item in The Somerset Press of March 16, 1882. He was held at the jail when the mob took him out and killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.