Died in jail or a lockup
Bonner
Bonner, a young Black man, was held in the jail at Belleville, Texas, in August 1897. Early on August 26, about 200 men broke into the jail, cut the locks, took him from his cell and hanged him from a tree in the woods outside town. According to the Austin Weekly Statesman, the county judge urged the crowd to let the law take its course, but was ignored, and the officers made no further resistance. The coroner's verdict recorded that he died by hanging at the hands of a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
Sources (18)
- Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, August 26, 1897, page 1
- The Morning News, August 27, 1897, page 1
- The Age-Herald, August 27, 1897, page 6
- The News & Observer, August 27, 1897, page 1
- The Semi-Weekly Messenger, August 27, 1897, page 5
- The Herald, August 27, 1897, page 3
- The Wichita Daily Eagle, August 27, 1897, page 8
- The Salt Lake Herald, August 27, 1897, page 5
- Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, September 1, 1897, page 1
- Barbour County Index, September 1, 1897, page 1
- The Austin Weekly Statesman, September 2, 1897, page 12
- The County Record, September 2, 1897, page 3
- Barton County Democrat, September 2, 1897, page 2
- Converse County Herald, September 2, 1897, page 2
- The Holly Chieftain, September 3, 1897, page 1
- The Iola Register, September 3, 1897, page 7
- The Kinsley Graphic, September 3, 1897, page 2
- The Argus, September 4, 1897, page 1