Pia Mes

Pia Mes was one of four men held at the Fort Union jail in Fort Anostine, New Mexico, when a mob took them from the jail at night in October 1875. According to the Pioche Daily Record, which published the account on October 9, 1875, the mob marched the men to a grove. There, Pia Mes was tied to a tree and shot.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took him from the Fort Union jail at night, marched him to a grove, tied him to a tree and shot him.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• Pioche Daily Record, October 9, 1875, page 2 Pioche Daily Record, October 9, 1875