Regner

Regner was held at the jail at West Los Animas. On the night of August 20, 1882, a mob of 40 or 50 masked men took Regner from the jail and hanged them, according to the Portland Daily Press. The paper reported that the mob was believed to include soldiers from the nearby fort. The account of the lynching is brief and the other details are not stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of 40 or 50 masked men took Regner from the jail at West Los Animas and hanged him, according to a short 1882 dispatch.

Reported by: short 1882 newspaper dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Portland Daily Press, August 23, 1882, page 1 The Portland Daily Press, August 23, 1882