Died in custody
Aleck
Aleck, whose full name the newspaper did not record, was a man held in the custody of officers at Somerset in Atascosa County, Texas. On Thursday night, October 7, 1886, a mob took him from those officers and hanged him. The Dallas Daily Herald reported great excitement among Black residents over the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.