Died in jail or a lockup
Sandy King
Sandy King was one of two men held in the old Shakespeare jail in New Mexico. Early on November 9, 1881, a mob of more than a dozen masked men entered the jail and seized the guard. According to a citizen's special from Lordsburg, reprinted in the Sacramento Daily Record-Union, the men took Sandy King from the jail and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A citizen's special from Lordsburg, New Mexico, as reprinted in the Sacramento Daily Record-Union, says a mob of more than a dozen masked men entered the old Shakespeare jail, seized the guard and hanged Sandy King.
Reported by: Citizen's special from Lordsburg, N. M., as reprinted in the Sacramento Daily Record-Union (reporters).