Died in jail or a lockup
John Dorhey
John Dorhey was being held at the jail in Las Vegas, New Mexico. According to a brief special dispatch from Las Vegas printed in the Brenham Weekly Banner in February 1880, a group of 75 men took him from the jail. The dispatch reports that the group shot him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Las Vegas, New Mexico, reports that a group of 75 men took John Dorhey from the local jail and shot him.
Reported by: a special dispatch from Las Vegas, N. M., as reported in the paper (reporters).