Died in jail or a lockup
Jose Gonzales
Jose Gonzales was held in the Pueblo city jail in Colorado. On the night of September 13, 1919, a mob drew police away with a false riot call, then forced the desk sergeant at gunpoint to hand over the jail keys. The mob took Jose Gonzales and another man, Salvador Ortiz, from their cells and hanged them from the girders of the West Fourth Street bridge. The sergeant gave up the keys only under threat of being shot. Jose Gonzales died at the bridge.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.