Died in jail or a lockup
Freeman Terhune
Freeman Terhune, a Black man, was held in the Jefferson county jail in Jefferson, Texas. On the night of November 15, 1900, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the railroad bridge, along with two other Black men who had been held there. The mob's entry into the jail and the conduct of jail staff are not addressed in the account. The account given here comes from a single 1900 newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.