Henry Dawling

Henry Dawling was held in a jail in Maysville, Colorado, in July 1883, together with another man, Dennis Hagarty. According to a newspaper dispatch published July 12, 1883, a group of citizens took him from the jail and hanged him around July 11. Other reports of the same week describe the same mob seizure.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper dispatch reports that citizens took Henry Dawling from the jail in Colorado and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch.

News reports (3)

• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 12, 1883, page 2 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 12, 1883
• Daily Republican, July 13, 1883, page 1 Daily Republican, July 13, 1883
• The Daily Gazette, July 13, 1883, page 2 The Daily Gazette, July 13, 1883