Died in custody
Bowman Paytox
Bowman Paytox was a druggist in Malden, Missouri, according to a September 1886 newspaper report. A San Antonio paper said he was being held by the sheriff while being moved to the place of trial when a mob took him from the sheriff and killed him. A Rhode Island paper reported that a masked mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him to a tree. The mob members were unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Narragansett Herald reported that a masked mob took Bowman Paytox from the sheriff and hanged him to a tree.
Reported by: Narragansett Herald (reporters).