Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of four men held in a New Mexico jail was taken out and hanged after a small mob led by Van Zandt broke into the jail, according to a 1889 newspaper account. Van Zandt had been pursuing the death of his friend and, in the article's telling, believed these men responsible. The article gives no name for the man, no date, no town, and no word on how the jail or sheriff responded to the mob.
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.