Died in jail or a lockup
Francis Dunn
Francis Dunn was held at the jail in Hilton when, on the night of January 5, 1877, about thirty men took him from the jail and hanged him, along with one other man taken from the same jail, according to the Dallas Daily Herald. The paper did not identify any of the men. Whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up keys, or handed the men over is not stated in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Dallas Daily Herald (reporters).