Mrs. Tom Gorman

Mrs. Tom Gorman was held at the jail at Basin, Wyoming, when, according to a report from the Tribune of Casper carried by the Laramie Republican in June 1902, a mob took her from the jail and hanged her along with James Gorman. The report gives this account without independent verification. It does not say whether the jailers resisted or handed the prisoners over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Tribune of Casper, as reported by the Laramie Republican, said a crowd took her from the jail at Basin and hanged her; the account does not say how the crowd gained access or whether jail staff resisted.

Reported by: the Tribune of Casper, as reported by the Laramie Republican (reporters).

Source

• The Laramie Republican, June 28, 1902, page 3 The Laramie Republican, June 28, 1902