Died in custody
Dan Davis
Dan Davis, a Black man, was held in the custody of the sheriff in Tyler, Texas, in May 1912. According to the Alexandria Gazette, a crowd of about two thousand people took him from the sheriff. The paper reports that the crowd tied him to a stake and burned him in the early morning of May 25, 1912. The account says the crowd stood back and watched him burn.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about two thousand took Dan Davis from the sheriff and burned him at the stake in Tyler, Texas, according to the Alexandria Gazette.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).