Died in jail or a lockup
James Lacy
James Lacy was held in the jail at Rawlins, Wyoming, in March 1882. According to a brief Huntsville Gazette item published March 25, masked men took him from that jail on March 19 and hanged him. The item attributes his death to the mob that seized him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took James Lacy from the Rawlins, Wyoming jail and hanged him, according to a brief 1882 news item.
Reported by: news reports.