Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In August 1882, a man held in a New Mexico jail was taken from it during the night by a mob, according to a special dispatch to The Semi-Weekly Miner datelined Albuquerque. The mob brought him to the home of a young woman and hanged him from a tree. The dispatch reported very little excitement over the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch to the newspaper, datelined Albuquerque, says a mob took the man from jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: special dispatch to the newspaper, datelined Albuquerque (reporters).