Died in custody
J. S. Bedford
J. S. Bedford was in the custody of a sheriff near Bonanza, Wyoming, when an armed party in disguise took him from the sheriff and lynched him on October 16, 1892. A brief telegraph report carried by the Alexandria Gazette on October 17, 1892 is the source for this account. The report is the only source for these details, and the sheriff's conduct during the seizure is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief 1892 telegraph report says an armed, disguised party took Bedford from a sheriff near Bonanza, Wyoming, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.