Died in jail or a lockup
Victorieno Argon
Victorieno Argon was held in the jail at Las Lunas, New Mexico. On a Thursday night in May 1893, a group of masked men surrounded the jail, forced the jailer to open the door, bound him and took the keys, according to an Albuquerque news dispatch. The men took Argon from his cell and hanged him from a tree outside the jail. His body was found the next morning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Albuquerque news dispatch reports that a masked mob took Victorieno Argon from the Las Lunas jail and hanged him from a tree outside.
Reported by: Albuquerque news dispatch (reporters).