Martin Wilson

Martin Wilson was held in the jail at Lookout, California, in May 1901, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. A trial in Alturas that began in December 1901 concerned a man charged with taking part in the mob, which killed five men at Lookout.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Martin Wilson from the jail at Lookout and hanged him, according to a report of a trial in Alturas, California, of a man indicted for taking part in the mob.

Reported by: Alturas, Cal. report of the trial of a man indicted for being in the mob (reporters).

Source

• The Salt Lake Herald, December 12, 1901, page 2 The Salt Lake Herald, December 12, 1901