Died in jail or a lockup
Marshall Clements
Marshall Clements was held in the Saguache jail in Saguache, Colorado. According to a Denver report carried in newspapers on October 2, 1885, a party of masked men took him from the jail on the night of Saturday, September 26, and hanged him. The report says he cut two of the masked men with a knife before he was overpowered. Residents of the remote area were reportedly reluctant to share information about the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Denver news report says masked men took Marshall Clements from the Saguache jail and hanged him, and that he cut two of them with a knife before he died.
Reported by: news report from Denver dispatch (reporters).