Died in jail or a lockup
O'Brun
O'Brun, a teamster who drove teams of horses or mules, was held in the jail at Alamosa, Colorado. According to the Mineral Point Tribune, a mob took O'Brun from the jail on Wednesday night, December 14, 1887, and lynched them. The jailer's and sheriff's response is not described in that account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief 1887 newspaper report says a mob took O'Brun from the Alamosa, Colorado jail on the night of Wednesday, December 14, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.