Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Colorado

A man held in a Colorado jail was taken from it by a mob and hanged, according to a short wire item in The Washburn Leader published June 16, 1894. The item says the mob mutilated him before hanging him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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