Floantina Sulato
Floantina Sulato, a Mexican man, was held in the jail at Cotulla, Texas, on October 11, 1895. About ten masked men overpowered the jailer, took his keys, and took him from the jail to the bank of the Nueces River. According to the accounts, they hanged him from a mesquite tree and shot his body. An inquest by Justice Durham returned a verdict of death by hanging and gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men overpowered the jailer, took his keys and took Floantina Sulato from the Cotulla, Texas, jail to the Nueces River, where he was hanged from a mesquite tree and shot.
Reported by: Justice Durham, at inquest (medical examiner or coroner); news dispatch on the Cotulla jail mob (reporters).