Died in custody
Name not reported
A Native American man, whose name is not recorded in the report, was held in the custody of a constable at Stony Creek, about thirty miles west of Colusa, California. According to The Grenada Sentinel, a mob took him from the constable and hanged him, in May 1882. The newspaper account does not say whether the constable resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the man over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.