Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A person held in the jail at Lincoln, Lincoln County, New Mexico, was taken out by a mob and hanged on July 5, 1880, according to a report the Brenham Weekly Banner printed on July 22, 1880, citing an unnamed source. The report gives no name, age, or other details about the person. The account comes from that single secondhand report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Brenham Weekly Banner report says a mob took a prisoner out of the Lincoln, New Mexico jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Brenham Weekly Banner, citing an unnamed report (reporters).