J. J. Hoover

J. J. Hoover was held in the jail at Fairplay, Colorado, and early on the morning of April 28, 1880, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to several brief wire reports. None of them says how the mob got into the jail or whether the jailer or officers resisted or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Sacramento Daily Record-Union (reporters); Union County Courier (reporters); Cincinnati Daily Star (reporters); wire report.

Sources (8)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, April 29, 1880, page 1 Memphis Daily Appeal, April 29, 1880
• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 29, 1880, page 1 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 29, 1880
• The Cincinnati Daily Star, April 29, 1880, page 2 The Cincinnati Daily Star, April 29, 1880
• Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, April 29, 1880, page 2 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, April 29, 1880
• The Salt Lake Herald, April 29, 1880, page 2 The Salt Lake Herald, April 29, 1880
• The Cheyenne Daily Leader, April 29, 1880, page 1 The Cheyenne Daily Leader, April 29, 1880
• The Kenosha Telegraph, May 6, 1880, page 2 The Kenosha Telegraph, May 6, 1880
• Union County Courier, May 12, 1880, page 1 Union County Courier, May 12, 1880