Died in jail or a lockup
Esseck White
A mob took Esseck White from a jail in Houston, Texas, and hanged him, according to The Osceola Times, which reported the killing in August 1897. The sheriff's and jailer's response is not described in the account, which gives no date for the lynching beyond the paper's publication. Official and family accounts are not reported in the item.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.