Died in jail or a lockup
J. J. Tollier
J. J. Tollier died in Nogales on December 9, 1889. A dispatch printed in the Los Angeles Daily Herald reported that he was taken from the jail in the early hours and shot. According to that report, a few railroad men and Mexican officials witnessed the shooting. The account is the only source given for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Nogales dispatch reported that he was taken from the jail at an early hour and shot.
Reported by: Nogales dispatch (newspaper) (reporters).