Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Jesus Fuec

died April 7, 1893 · San Bernardino

Jesus Fuec was held at the jail in San Bernardino. Early on the morning of April 7, 1893, a mob took him from the jail and killed him. An Associated Press dispatch printed the next day, April 8, 1893, reported the killing as a lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Southern Associated Press dispatch says a mob took him from the San Bernardino jail and lynched him.

Reported by: Southern Associated Press (reporters).

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