Thomas Yoakman
In May 1879, a mob broke into the jail at Bakersfield, California, according to a San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the Louisiana Capitolian. The dispatch says the mob overpowered the jailer and hanged Thomas Yoakman in his cell, along with a second man, William Yoakman. Thomas Yoakman was being held in the custody of the Bakersfield jail when he was killed. The dispatch does not say how the jailer was overcome or whether he resisted or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the Louisiana Capitolian says a mob overpowered the jailer at the Bakersfield jail and hanged Thomas Yoakman in his cell.
Reported by: San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the Louisiana Capitolian (reporters).