Chronicle’s 1934 Pulitzer told a tale of an infamous Bay Area lynching
- Posted on May 13, 2026
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Chronicle’s 1934 Pulitzer told a tale of an infamous Bay Area lynching
Reporter Royce Brier covered the chaos outside Santa Clara County Jail on Nov. 26, 1933, as a mob ripped two prisoners from their cells and exacted a terrible vengeance.