Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Sawyer
Charles Sawyer, a Black man, was held in the county jail in Galveston in June 1917. According to an Associated Press dispatch printed in The Daily Commonwealth, a group of men got into the jail by a ruse and overpowered the jailers. The dispatch reports that the mob took Charles Sawyer from custody and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob took Charles Sawyer from the Galveston county jail and hanged him after a few men got in by ruse and overpowered the jailers.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).