From this tree one George Bikford was lynched for alleged robbery and horse stealin’ in Montrose County. Bikford at one time rode with the Daltons and was said to have participated in the Coffeville, Kansas Raid. Footnote: The following morning a burial party was sent from Montrose, but Bikford’s body…
On August 24, 1881, Silverton Town Marshal David Clayton “Clate” Ogsbury was gunned down in a shootout with members of the Stockton-Eskridge Gang outside the notorious Diamond Saloon at the corner of 11th and Greene streets. The gang had ridden into town after a breakout at the Durango jail, with…
On November 16, 1900, a white mob abducted 15-year-old African American teenager named Preston Porter Jr. and lynched him near Limon, Colorado in Lincoln County. At least 300 people attended the public spectacle lynching of Preston, who was abandoned by state officials and law enforcement. Preston, along with his father…