Adolfo Munez

Adolfo Munez, a Mexican man, was held in the custody of a deputy sheriff at Brownsville, Texas, in July 1915. A mob took him from the deputy and lynched him by hanging him from a tree. His death was reported in Texas and other newspapers in the days that followed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (3)

• Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, July 31, 1915, page 1 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, July 31, 1915
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, July 31, 1915, page 6 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, July 31, 1915
• Putnam Patriot, August 6, 1915, page 2 Putnam Patriot, August 6, 1915