Died in jail or a lockup
William S. Fearl
William S. Fearl was held at the jail in Lincoln, New Mexico, when a mob took him from custody and lynched him, according to a brief item in the Huntsville Gazette published in February 1883. The item gives no information about his life or family. Whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over is not stated in that account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Huntsville Gazette (reporters).