Albert Williams

Albert Williams, a Black man, was in the custody of a constable at Columbus, Texas, when a party of masked men took him from the officer and shot him dead on February 4, 1881, according to the Fayette County Herald. The Southern Standard and the American Citizen also reported on the killing at Columbus that month, describing a Black man taken from an officer by masked men and riddled with bullets. The Fayette County Herald item does not name the masked men.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (3)

• Fayette County Herald, February 10, 1881, page 2 Fayette County Herald, February 10, 1881
• American Citizen, February 12, 1881, page 1 American Citizen, February 12, 1881
• Southern Standard, February 12, 1881, page 1 Southern Standard, February 12, 1881