Died in jail or a lockup
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith, a Black man, was held in a Texas jail on January 21, 1876, when an armed group took him from the jail before daylight, carried him into the woods, tied him to a stake, burned him and then shot him many times. The Dallas Daily Herald, reporting accounts it had received, called the killing a brutal and cowardly outrage and urged district attorneys and grand juries to prosecute the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed group took Anthony Smith from a jail before daylight, burned him at a stake in the woods and then shot him many times, according to the Dallas Daily Herald.
Reported by: The Dallas Daily Herald (reporters).