Died in jail or a lockup
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Henderson, Texas. According to a special dispatch from Henderson reprinted in The Clarion in January 1883, a large mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in front of the Don Juan hotel. The dispatch attributes his death to the mob that seized him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch reprinted in The Clarion says a mob took him from the Henderson, Texas jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Henderson, Texas special dispatch reprinted in The Clarion (reporters).