Died in jail or a lockup
Jose Miera
A large crowd took Jose Miera, along with two other men, from the custody of the sheriff in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in June 1876. According to a dispatch dated June 24 and reprinted in the Las Vegas Gazette, the crowd hanged the three men about three miles north of the city on the main road. The dispatch does not say whether the sheriff resisted, gave up the keys or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Albuquerque, reprinted from the New Mexican, says a large crowd took Jose Miera and two other men from the sheriff and hanged them three miles north of Albuquerque.
Reported by: special dispatch from Albuquerque, reprinted from the New Mexican (reporters).