Died in jail or a lockup
Salvador Ortiz
Salvador Ortiz was held in the Pueblo city jail in Colorado. On the night of September 13, 1919, a mob took him and another man, Jose Gonzales, from their cells and hanged them from the girders of the West Fourth Street bridge. The mob first drew police away with a false riot call, then forced the desk sergeant at gunpoint to hand over the jail keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.