Died in jail or a lockup
John Cawley
John Cawley, said to be about 20 and a native of Pennsylvania, was held in the jail at Cimarron, in what was then New Mexico Territory. According to a Denver dispatch printed in the Daily Kennebec Journal, a mob broke into the jail, took him from his cell and hanged him from a telegraph pole on December 29, 1873.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Denver dispatch published in the Daily Kennebec Journal says a mob broke into the Cimarron jail, took him from it and hanged him from a telegraph pole.
Reported by: Denver dispatch published in the Daily Kennebec Journal (reporters).