Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1881, a mob took this person from a jail in a New Mexico town and killed them while they were held in that jail's custody. The jail held them when the mob came for them. Their name, age and other details of their life are not known from the record of their death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Butte Inter Mountain, 1881 news item reprinted in 1902 column (reporters).