Torpey
Torpey was taken from the Monterey jail in Monterey, California, on March 17, 1873, by a mob that hanged him from a tree limb. According to a San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the New Orleans Republican, the jail guards offered no resistance and armed men held the town for several hours. His wife, sister and mother were near the jail and begged the mob not to harm him. The account says he spoke to the crowd for about an hour before the wagon was driven away, and that several men fired pistols into his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the New Orleans Republican says a mob took Torpey from the Monterey jail and hanged him, with the jail guards offering no resistance.
Reported by: San Francisco dispatch reprinted in the New Orleans Republican (reporters).