Died in jail or a lockup

W. T. Phebus

died March 31, 1882 · Pueblo County Detention Center, South Pueblo, Colorado

W. T. Phebus was being held in the jail at South Pueblo, Colorado, when masked men took him from the jail and hanged him on March 31, 1882, according to a newspaper report published that April. One account says the group then rode to a ranch and seized others.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882
The Patron Of Husbandry, April 15, 1882, page 2 The Patron Of Husbandry, April 15, 1882

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