Died in jail or a lockup

J. W. McGrew

died March 31, 1882 · Pueblo County Detention Center, South Pueblo, Colorado

J. W. McGrew was held in the jail at South Pueblo, Colorado. On March 31, 1882, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him, according to an April 1882 newspaper account that described the killing as a lynching by a mob. That account said the group then rode to a ranch and seized other people.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882
The Patron Of Husbandry, April 15, 1882, page 2 The Patron Of Husbandry, April 15, 1882

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