McKenzie

McKenzie was held in the San Francisco jail after the Vigilance Committee arrested him. Civil authorities rescued him from the Committee, but the Committee then took him from the jail and hanged him in the open day before a large crowd. The National Era reported the killing in its issue of October 9, 1851.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper account, the Vigilance Committee took him from the San Francisco jail after civil authorities had rescued him and hanged him in the open day before a large crowd.

Reported by: newspaper account of the hanging.

News report

• The National Era, October 9, 1851, page 3 The National Era, October 9, 1851