Vicente Olivas

Vicente Olivas was held in the jail at Susanville, California, when a mob took him out on the night of January 26, 1886. The accounts say he was hanged from beams in a woodshed in the courthouse yard, the same night as Holden Dick. The sources do not agree on whether the sheriff or jail staff resisted the mob or handed the men over.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (3)

• Richmond Dispatch, January 28, 1886, page 3 Richmond Dispatch, January 28, 1886
• The Salt Lake Herald, January 28, 1886, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, January 28, 1886
• The Democratic Leader, January 28, 1886, page 1 The Democratic Leader, January 28, 1886