McGarvey

McGarvey was held in the jail at West Las Animas, Colorado. According to a newspaper report published September 1, 1882, a mob of forty or fifty masked men, believed by the paper to be soldiers from the nearby fort, took him from the jail and hanged him on August 20, 1882. The fort's commander was reported to be working to identify those in the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob of forty or fifty masked men, believed to be soldiers from the nearby fort, took McGarvey from the West Las Animas jail and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• The County Paper, September 1, 1882, page 6 The County Paper, September 1, 1882