Name not reported

A Black man held in the jail at Salt Lake was taken out by a mob and hanged, according to an 1883 newspaper account. The account says a second crowd then took his body down and dragged it through the streets. The Black Range published the report on August 31, 1883.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Black Range, August 31, 1883, page 1 The Black Range, August 31, 1883