Died in jail or a lockup
Marcello Tijares
Marcello Tijares was being held at the jail in Lordsburg, New Mexico. According to a dispatch published October 27, 1897, a mob took him from the jail on the morning of Sunday, October 24, and shot him dead. He was held in the custody of the jail when the mob took him from it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the jail and shot him, according to a 1897 dispatch datelined Lordsburg, New Mexico.
Reported by: news reports.