Died in jail or a lockup
David Duncan
David Duncan was held in the Colorado County jail in Columbus, Texas, in early October 1902. According to the Houston Daily Post, a crowd of men from Eagle Lake came to Columbus, and after the guarding deputies lapsed for a moment, the crowd forced a lower window, broke a lock, and compelled a person who knew the combination to open the last door. The mob took him about a mile to the fairgrounds and hanged him there. The sheriff was held by the mob at Eagle Lake and could not reach Columbus in time, and the sheriff's wife said she would not reveal where the keys were hidden.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.