Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was one of several men held in the jail at Fort Mason. A mob broke into the jail, mounted the men on horses and drove them to a large tree about a mile and a half away, where they were hanged. Five of the men were dead when the rope party left.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Fort Mason jail, took the men to a tree about a mile and a half away and hanged them.
Reported by: a decades-later recollection in the account.