Died in custody
Adolfo Manes
Adolfo Manes was held in the custody of a deputy sheriff at Brownsville, Texas, according to a telegram printed in the Norwich Bulletin on August 2, 1915. A mob took him from the deputy and lynched him, the telegram reports. The account comes from that single printed telegram.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief telegram reports that a mob took Adolfo Manes from a deputy sheriff and lynched him at Brownsville, Texas.
Reported by: news reports.