Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man was one of four people held in a New Mexico jail in 1889 when a small mob led by a man named Van Zandt broke into the jail. The mob took him out and hanged him. According to the Reporter and Farmer, Van Zandt was acting over the death of a friend.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A small mob led by Van Zandt broke into the New Mexico jail and hanged one of four men held there.
Reported by: news reports.