Died in jail or a lockup
Dave Newton
Dave Newton, a Black man, was held in the jail at Brookshire, Texas, in September 1908. Late on Saturday night, September 12, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to contemporary newspaper reports. The reports linked the mob's action to the shooting of a white man near Brookshire. Newton's father and brother were moved to the jail at Hempstead to prevent further violence, the reports said.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Dave Newton from the jail at Brookshire, Texas, late at night and hanged him; the accounts do not say whether jail officers resisted.
Reported by: news reports.