Died in jail or a lockup
Robert Paddock
Robert Paddock was held at the Rawlins jail in Wyoming Territory when, on March 19, 1882, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him at the stock yards about a mile east of town, along with James Lacey, according to a Morning Journal And Courier dispatch from Rawlins. The dispatch does not say whether the jailers resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Morning Journal And Courier dispatch from Rawlins says masked men took Robert Paddock from the Rawlins jail and hanged him at the stock yards.
Reported by: Morning Journal And Courier dispatch from Rawlins (reporters).