Ryrner

Ryrner was a soldier who was being held in the jail at West Las Animas, Colorado. The Daily Republican reported that at night a mob of masked men took him from his cell and hanged him. The paper said the mob was supposed to include soldiers from Fort Lyon. Major Brayton, commanding at the fort, was working to find those involved in his killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob of masked men took Ryrner from his cell in the West Las Animas jail at night and hanged him.

Reported by: 1882 newspaper report (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, June 17, 1882, page 4 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, June 17, 1882
• Daily Republican, August 23, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, August 23, 1882