Oliver Riley
Shot and Lynched
Salida, Colo., Feb. 23 - Patrick Sullivan was shot by Oliver Riley last evening dying shortly afterward. When the news of his death was noised about a mob was organized and a rush made on the jail. The second attempt was successful. Riley was filled with bullets by the crowd and then strung up at a railroad crossing. Sullivan was taking coal from the railroad company's chute, which was against orders. [February 23, 1891, The Trenton Times, Trenton New Jersey - Submitted by Shauna Williams]

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