W. C. Clifton

W. C. Clifton was held in a jail in Wyoming in May 1903. According to a Denver Post dispatch from Newcastle, a mob from Gillette broke down the jail door, overpowered the sheriff and a deputy, and took him to a bridge west of town, where he was hanged. Accounts give the date as May 26, though one gives May 24, and place the jail at either Newcastle or Gillette.

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

Reported by: Denver Post special dispatch from Newcastle, Wyoming (reporters); Associated Press dispatch (reporters).

News reports (6)

• San Antonio Daily Light, May 27, 1903, page 1 San Antonio Daily Light, May 27, 1903
• The Savannah Morning News, May 28, 1903, page 1 The Savannah Morning News, May 28, 1903
• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 28, 1903, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 28, 1903
• The Times Dispatch, May 28, 1903, page 1 The Times Dispatch, May 28, 1903
• The Greenville Times, May 30, 1903, page 1 The Greenville Times, May 30, 1903
• The Grenada Sentinel, May 30, 1903, page 3 The Grenada Sentinel, May 30, 1903