Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A small mob led by Van Zandt broke into a New Mexico jail, where four men were being held, and took one of them out and hanged him. Van Zandt was acting over the death of his friend. The mob's entry into the jail and the hanging are reported in the article without any account of how the jail's staff responded.
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.