Moreno

Moreno was one of four men held in the county jail at Yreka, California, on August 26, 1895. At about 2 a.m., a mob of about 25 men broke into the jail and battered down the cell doors. The mob took Moreno and the other three men into the jail yard and hanged them from a beam placed between two trees. Moreno was killed by the mob while in the custody of the county jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 25 men broke into the Yreka county jail, took Moreno and three others into the jail yard and hanged them from a beam between two trees.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Evening World, August 26, 1895, page 2 The Evening World, August 26, 1895