Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Walsh
Thomas Walsh was one of two men held in the jail at Rico, Colorado. According to a Denver dispatch reported by the Las Vegas Daily Gazette, vigilantes took him from the jail early on June 16, 1882, shackled to a man named Trinidad Charley, and hanged him. The dispatch does not say how the jail was entered or whether the jailer or officers resisted, gave up keys, or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Denver dispatch reported that vigilantes took Thomas Walsh from the jail at Rico, shackled to Trinidad Charley, and hanged him.
Reported by: Denver dispatch (reporters).