Died in custody
Bascomb Cook
Bascomb Cook, a Black man, was held in the custody of officers in the Sweet Home area of Texas. A short dispatch datelined Sweet Home and printed in The Durham Daily Globe in June 1894 reports that a mob took him from the officers holding him and hanged him. The dispatch is the source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.