Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Dowling
Henry Dowling was one of two men held in the jail at Maysville, Colorado, in July 1883. According to a newspaper dispatch published the following day, a group of citizens took him from the jail and hanged him on July 11, 1883. The dispatch does not say whether the jailer resisted the group or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper dispatch reports that citizens took Henry Dowling from the Maysville jail and hanged him.
Reported by: newspaper dispatch.