John Redmond

John Redmond was one of three men taken from the jail at Los Lunas, New Mexico, by masked men on March 8, 1882, according to newspaper accounts from the time. The masked men hanged him from a tree near the jail. One account names Los Tunoe as the place, but the other accounts place the lynching at Los Lunas.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took John Redmond from the jail at Los Lunas, New Mexico, and hanged him to a tree, according to 1882 newspaper dispatches; the accounts do not say whether jail staff resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: Albuquerque dispatch reprinted in 1882 newspapers (reporters); The Patron of Husbandry (reporters).

News reports (4)

• Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882, page 1 Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882
• Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882, page 1 Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882
• The Grenada Sentinel, March 18, 1882, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, March 18, 1882
• The Patron Of Husbandry, March 18, 1882, page 4 The Patron Of Husbandry, March 18, 1882