Died in jail or a lockup

James McCoy

died December 25, 1872 · Visalia jail, Tulare County, California

Jas. McCoy was held in the Visalia jail in California. According to a short item reprinted by the Holt County Sentinel in January 1873, an excited crowd took him from the jail on December 25, 1872, and hanged him. The item is the only account given here of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Holt County Sentinel, reprinting a news item, reports that an excited crowd took Jas. McCoy from the Visalia jail and hanged him.

Reported by: The Holt County Sentinel, reprinting a news item (reporters).

Source

The Holt County Sentinel, January 3, 1873, page 1 The Holt County Sentinel, January 3, 1873

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