Died in jail or a lockup
W. D. French
W. D. French was held in the Greeley jail in Greeley, Colorado. According to a dispatch reported in The Morning News, a mob broke into the jail, overpowered the jailer, and took him out. The dispatch says the mob hanged him from a tree near the courthouse on December 29, 1888. The account says none of the men involved are known.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch from Greeley, Colorado, as reported in The Morning News says a mob overpowered the jailer, took French from the Greeley jail and hanged him from a tree near the courthouse.
Reported by: Dispatch from Greeley, Colo., as reported in The Morning News (reporters).