John Horsey
On February 7, 1880, a Chicago Tribune dispatch from Las Vegas, New Mexico, reprinted by the Sacramento Daily Record-Union, says a mob of about seventy-five armed men broke into the jailer's room at the Las Vegas jail and forced the jailer to hand over the keys. The mob took John Horsey from his cell, fired on him and killed him with gunshots. According to the dispatch, the mob met no resistance.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Las Vegas, New Mexico reports that a mob of about seventy-five armed men broke into the jail, forced the jailer to surrender the keys, and shot John Horsey after taking him from his cell.
Reported by: Chicago Tribune special dispatch from Las Vegas, New Mexico (reporters).