Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On July 24, 1892, an armed, masked crowd took two brothers from a California jail in the early morning. The younger brother was among those taken, and the two men were hanged together near a railroad woodshed. Both had their hands tied behind their backs before they were killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper account, an armed, masked crowd took him from the California jail and hanged him near a railroad woodshed.
Reported by: newspaper account (garbled historical page text) (reporters).