Garrett
Garrett was taken from the jail at Paris, Texas, by a mob and hanged, according to the Huntsville Gazette, which dated the killing to February 8, 1886. The San Antonio Daily Light, in an editorial published February 10, said the mob forced the jail on Sunday night, a date that matches February 7, and described the men as a few friends of a man killed earlier. That paper also noted that Garrett had many warm admirers and warned that the hanging could start a bloody feud, urging the authorities to keep the peace.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob forced the Paris jail and hanged Garrett, according to the San Antonio Daily Light editorial, which says a few friends of a man killed earlier carried it out.
Reported by: San Antonio Daily Light (reporters).