Henry A. Crabb, Filibuster, and the San Diego Herald | San Diego History Center
In the Northern Sonora town of Caborca, on April 7, 1857, Henry Alexander Crabb stood with his hands tied above his head to a post in front of him, his back turned to a firing squad. Moments later some 100 bullets riddled his body. A Mexican severed Crabb's head from his body, allowing the crowd to jeer at it. Afterwards the head was preserved in mescal.