Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Martin
Joe Martin was held in the county jail in Laramie, Wyoming. On the evening of August 29, 1904, a mob of about 300 men took him from his cell and hanged him from a lamp post near the jail. According to the Birmingham Age-Herald's report, masked men held Sheriff Cook at gunpoint and took the jail keys from his pocket, and the jailer and a doctor were forced to face the cell walls while he was removed. Acting Coroner Grant then took charge of the body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 300 men took him from the Laramie county jail and hanged him from a lamp post, after masked men held the sheriff at gunpoint and took the jail keys.
Reported by: Acting Coroner Grant (medical examiner or coroner).