Died in jail or a lockup
Clever Williams
Clever Williams, a Black man, was held in the Sabine County jail in Hemphill, Texas, in June 1908. According to the Waterbury Evening Democrat, a mob of men took him from the jail along with five other Black men who were being held there. The paper reports that the six were marched about a mile from the jail and hanged from a tree limb.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody