Died in jail or a lockup
Juan Miera
Juan Miera was one of three men a large crowd took from the sheriff in Albuquerque and hanged about three miles north of the city on the main road in June 1876. A special dispatch from Albuquerque, dated June 24 and reprinted in the Las Vegas Gazette on July 1, reports the hanging. The men had been held in the sheriff's custody before the crowd seized them.
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 Juan 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).