Died in jail or a lockup
A. A. Steogall
A. A. Steogall was held in the jail at Henrietta, Texas, in February 1886. A Savannah Morning News dispatch from Henrietta, published February 21, 1886, reports that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, and a February 27 item in the Livingston Enterprise describes the mob taking him from his cell and stringing him up by the neck.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Steogall from the jail at Henrietta, Texas, and hanged him, according to a Savannah Morning News dispatch; the report does not say how the mob got in or whether jailers resisted.
Reported by: Savannah Morning News (reporters).