Died in jail or a lockup
Juan Alvorid
Juan Alvorid was held in the jail at Socorro. When asked if he had anything to say, he spoke with composure, saying he was willing and bidding farewell to his friends. That night a large crowd gathered at the jail, demanded the keys from the guard, and took him from his cell in the presence of a witness. The mob hanged him from a tree behind the Windsor hotel, and an inquest the next morning returned a verdict of death from hanging at the hands of unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Socorro jail after the guard handed over the keys, and an inquest found he died from hanging at the hands of unknown parties.
Reported by: inquest jury.