Died in jail or a lockup
Geo. Herron
Geo. Herron, a Black man, died in the Sweetwater jail in Texas, according to a brief item in the San Antonio Daily Light published in February 1887. The paper reported that he hanged himself in the jail and that he was known in North Texas as Geo. Herron. No other account of his life or death has been found.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The San Antonio Daily Light reported that he hanged himself in the Sweetwater jail.
Reported by: San Antonio Daily Light (reporters).