Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two brothers, both surnamed Ruggles, were held at the jail in Redding, California. Early on Sunday, July 17, 1892, a mob took them from the jail and hanged them from a cross beam fastened between two pine trees, according to The Evening Bulletin, which reported it on July 26, 1892. The brothers were taken from the custody of the jail and killed by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.