Louis Ortiz

Louis Ortiz was held at the Reno jail in Reno, Nevada, when he died in September 1891. According to the Walker Lake Bulletin, a mob took him from the jail on a Friday night and hanged him from a structure on the river bridge. The paper's report does not describe how the jail's officers responded to the mob. The death is recorded as a lynching from custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Walker Lake Bulletin reported that a mob took Louis Ortiz from the Reno jail and hanged him from a structure on the river bridge.

Reported by: Walker Lake Bulletin (reporters).

Source

• Walker Lake Bulletin, September 23, 1891, page 3 Walker Lake Bulletin, September 23, 1891