John Redmond

John Redmond was held in the jail at Los Lunas, New Mexico Territory, in March 1882. Newspaper reports from several outlets say a group of masked men took him and two other men from the jail and hanged them from nearby trees, most dating the killings to March 8, 1882, though some accounts give March 7 or 9.

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 from a tree, according to newspaper dispatches from 1882; none says whether jail staff resisted or handed over the prisoners.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (21)

• Public Ledger, March 9, 1882, page 1 Public Ledger, March 9, 1882
• Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882, page 1 Savannah Morning News, March 10, 1882
• Daily Republican, March 10, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, March 10, 1882
• The Portland Daily Press, March 10, 1882, page 2 The Portland Daily Press, March 10, 1882
• The New North-West, March 10, 1882, page 2 The New North-West, March 10, 1882
• Omaha Daily Bee, March 10, 1882, page 1 Omaha Daily Bee, March 10, 1882
• New-York Tribune, March 10, 1882, page 1 New-York Tribune, March 10, 1882
• The Salt Lake Herald, March 10, 1882, page 6 The Salt Lake Herald, March 10, 1882
• Knoxville Daily Chronicle, March 11, 1882, page 1 Knoxville Daily Chronicle, March 11, 1882
• The Silver State, March 11, 1882, page 2 The Silver State, March 11, 1882
• Arizona Weekly Citizen, March 12, 1882, page 2 Arizona Weekly Citizen, March 12, 1882
• The Tombstone Epitaph, March 13, 1882, page 2 The Tombstone Epitaph, March 13, 1882
• Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882, page 1 Batesville Guard, March 15, 1882
• The Bolivar Bulletin, March 16, 1882, page 1 The Bolivar Bulletin, March 16, 1882
• The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 16, 1882, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 16, 1882
• Helena Weekly Herald, March 16, 1882, page 4 Helena Weekly Herald, March 16, 1882
• The Iola Register, March 17, 1882, page 2 The Iola Register, March 17, 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
• St. Landry Democrat, March 18, 1882, page 2 St. Landry Democrat, March 18, 1882
• Southern Standard, March 18, 1882, page 1 Southern Standard, March 18, 1882