Died in custody
Name not reported
Two people held in custody in San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas, were reportedly taken out and lynched by rangers in December 1877, according to an unofficial report printed in the American Citizen in January 1878. The War Department said all was quiet in the area. The names and ages of the two people are not given in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An unofficial report says two men arrested after violence in San Elizario, Texas, were taken out and lynched by rangers, while the War Department said only that all was quiet.
Reported by: unofficial report.