Meliton Cordova
On June 23, 1876, Meliton Cordova was one of three men a large crowd took from the sheriff in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to a special dispatch from Albuquerque dated June 24 and reprinted in the Las Vegas Gazette, the crowd hanged the three men three miles north of the city on the main road. The sheriff's conduct when the crowd came for the men is not described in the account. The dispatch is the only source for these events, and it gives no further details about Meliton Cordova.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Albuquerque, reprinted from the New Mexican, says a large crowd took Meliton Cordova from the sheriff and hanged him three miles north of Albuquerque.
Reported by: special dispatch from Albuquerque, reprinted from the New Mexican (reporters).