Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in a jail was taken from custody by a mob on the evening of January 24, 1876, and hanged, according to a Los Angeles Daily Herald dispatch published January 27. The dispatch says this was the third attempt to reach him, and that sheriffs had guarded him closely against the companions of a dead man. It says the mob moved faster after reports that the authorities had gone for troops.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.