Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man named John was held in a jail in New Mexico when a vigilance committee took him from it and killed him on April 29, 1883. The death is attributed to the vigilance committee, which took him from the jail where the state had held him. Beyond his first name, the account gives no information about him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A vigilance committee took him from a New Mexico jail and killed him.
Reported by: vigilance committee.