Died in custody
Name not reported
Three men held by a constable in Mendocino County were taken from his custody by a mob on September 3, 1879, and hanged. The Alexandria Gazette reported the killings in a short item published on September 5, 1879. The men are identified only as three men in that report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.