Rancho Daniel
Rancho Daniel was held in the Los Angeles County jail when, on November 30, 1858, a mob broke in, took him out and hanged him, according to a Weekly Butte Record account published December 11, 1858. That account says the mob met little or no resistance from those responsible for the jail. A Nevada Democrat report from December 15, 1858 says the court had ordered the case moved to Santa Barbara County because an impartial jury could not be found in Los Angeles, and that some people feared he would escape the law.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rancho Daniel from the Los Angeles jail and hanged him, according to a 1858 newspaper account that says the mob met little or no resistance.
Reported by: news reports.