California Jim (Misreported): June 22, 1882

By Lynching in Texas Staff

"California" Jim was killed during a manhunt.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Laredo, Texas

County: Webb County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot 

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “California Jim (Misreported): June 22, 1882,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/221.
Published February 16, 2018. Last updated September 20, 2023.