Died in custody
W. H. Wallace
W. H. Wallace, a Black sleeping car porter, was held in the custody of Sheriff Farr at La Junta, who kept him out of town through the day to protect him from a mob searching for him. While the sheriff was taking him toward Pueblo, a crowd of about 4,000 people took him from the sheriff's custody. The mob hanged him from an electric light pole at the courthouse square and shot his body. According to the report, he made no resistance and maintained his innocence until his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Sheriff Farr (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.