Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man surnamed Torres was held in the jail in Santa Ana, California. Shortly after midnight on August 20, 1892, about thirty-five masked men broke down the jail door and took the keys from the night watchman. The men took Torres from his cell and hanged him from a telegraph pole. The coroner's verdict recorded his death as hanging by parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The coroner's verdict was that he was hanged by parties unknown after a masked mob took him from the Santa Ana jail.
Reported by: the coroner.