Jesus Mes

Jesus Mes was held in the Fort Union jail in Fort Anostine, New Mexico, in October 1875. According to a Pioche Daily Record report, a mob took him and three other men from the jail at night. The paper says the mob marched the men to a small grove, tied them to a tree and shot them.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took Jesus Mes from the Fort Union jail at night, marched him to a grove, tied him to a tree and shot him.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• Pioche Daily Record, October 9, 1875, page 2 Pioche Daily Record, October 9, 1875