Reynolds

Reynolds was held at the Colorado penitentiary in Canon City and was captured near Florence, after which officers started back toward the prison with him. Newspaper reports say a mob of several hundred men, by some accounts about a hundred, took him from the officers when they reached Canon City and hanged him from a telegraph pole just outside the prison walls. According to the reports, the four guards were overpowered by surprise before they could resist, and the crowd appeared to be unarmed. Accounts give the date of death as January 26, 27 or 29, 1900, and they differ on whether the officers gave him up or resisted further.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Newspaper dispatches from Canon City report that a mob took Reynolds from the officers holding him and hanged him from a telegraph pole outside the penitentiary.

Reported by: Denver Republican (reporters); San Francisco Call (reporters); Gilpin Observer (reporters); Topeka State Journal (reporters); Omaha Daily Bee (reporters); Santa Fe New Mexican (reporters); Hutchinson Gazette (reporters).

Sources (23)

• The Morning News, January 27, 1900, page 1 The Morning News, January 27, 1900
• The News & Observer, January 27, 1900, page 1 The News & Observer, January 27, 1900
• The San Francisco Call, January 27, 1900, page 7 The San Francisco Call, January 27, 1900
• The Colorado Statesman, January 27, 1900, page 2 The Colorado Statesman, January 27, 1900
• The Times, January 27, 1900, page 1 The Times, January 27, 1900
• Rock Island Argus, January 27, 1900, page 3 Rock Island Argus, January 27, 1900
• The Indianapolis Journal, January 27, 1900, page 5 The Indianapolis Journal, January 27, 1900
• The Topeka State Journal, January 27, 1900, page 8 The Topeka State Journal, January 27, 1900
• The Beatrice Daily Express, January 27, 1900, page 1 The Beatrice Daily Express, January 27, 1900
• Omaha Daily Bee, January 27, 1900, page 1 Omaha Daily Bee, January 27, 1900
• Santa Fe New Mexican, January 27, 1900, page 1 Santa Fe New Mexican, January 27, 1900
• Gilpin Observer, February 1, 1900, page 1 Gilpin Observer, February 1, 1900
• Gilpin Observer, February 1, 1900, page 2 Gilpin Observer, February 1, 1900
• Abilene Weekly Reflector, February 1, 1900, page 10 Abilene Weekly Reflector, February 1, 1900
• The Globe-Republican, February 1, 1900, page 6 The Globe-Republican, February 1, 1900
• Phillipsburg Herald, February 1, 1900, page 7 Phillipsburg Herald, February 1, 1900
• Hutchinson Gazette, February 1, 1900, page 2 Hutchinson Gazette, February 1, 1900
• The Chanute Times, February 2, 1900, page 6 The Chanute Times, February 2, 1900
• The Mitchell Capital, February 2, 1900, page 3 The Mitchell Capital, February 2, 1900
• Free Press, February 3, 1900, page 2 Free Press, February 3, 1900
• Gardnerville Record, February 6, 1900, page 1 Gardnerville Record, February 6, 1900
• Shiner Gazette, February 7, 1900, page 6 Shiner Gazette, February 7, 1900
• The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon, June 19, 1913, page 2 The Canon City Record With Which Is Consolidated The Canon City Cannon, June 19, 1913