Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Chinese man was being held in the Ouray jail in Ouray, Colorado, in August 1891. Late at night, a crowd of citizens took him from the jail. They shot him, and his body was left outside the building. The same account says other Chinese men in the town were threatened with expulsion.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of citizens took him from the Ouray jail and shot him, and the report does not say whether jail officers resisted.
Reported by: historical newspaper report.