Rymer

Rymer was held in the jail at West Las Animas, Colorado. On the night of August 20, 1882, a mob of forty or fifty masked men, supposed to be soldiers from nearby Fort Lyon, took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a Denver dispatch. Major Brayton, commanding at the fort, was reported to be working to identify those in the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Denver dispatch reports that a mob of masked men, supposed to be soldiers from Fort Lyon, took Rymer from the West Las Animas jail and hanged him, and that Major Brayton, commanding at the fort, was working to identify the mob members.

Reported by: Denver dispatch (published in the Cheyenne Daily Leader) (reporters); East Providence Eagle roundup report (reporters).

Sources (14)

• Daily Republican, August 23, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, August 23, 1882
• Eureka Daily Sentinel, August 23, 1882, page 2 Eureka Daily Sentinel, August 23, 1882
• The Cheyenne Daily Leader, August 23, 1882, page 2 The Cheyenne Daily Leader, August 23, 1882
• Evening Bulletin, August 24, 1882, page 2 Evening Bulletin, August 24, 1882
• Helena Weekly Herald, August 24, 1882, page 3 Helena Weekly Herald, August 24, 1882
• The Silver State, August 24, 1882, page 2 The Silver State, August 24, 1882
• Bismarck Tribune, August 25, 1882, page 5 Bismarck Tribune, August 25, 1882
• Jamestown Weekly Alert, August 25, 1882, page 1 Jamestown Weekly Alert, August 25, 1882
• Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, August 26, 1882, page 1 Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, August 26, 1882
• Batesville Guard, August 30, 1882, page 1 Batesville Guard, August 30, 1882
• Hand County Press, August 30, 1882, page 4 Hand County Press, August 30, 1882
• The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 31, 1882, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 31, 1882
• East Providence Eagle, September 6, 1882, page 3 East Providence Eagle, September 6, 1882
• The Benton Weekly Record, September 7, 1882, page 1 The Benton Weekly Record, September 7, 1882