Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A young man held in the Lincoln County jail at Lincoln, New Mexico, was taken out by a mob and hanged on July 3, 1880, according to a report printed in the Brenham Weekly Banner. The report, citing an unnamed source, does not give his name. It is not stated whether the sheriff or jailer resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Brenham Weekly Banner, citing an unnamed report (reporters).