Died in jail or a lockup
Hank Majors
Hank Majors, a Black man, was held in the jail at Waco, Texas. In the early morning of August 8, 1905, about 600 mounted men surrounded the courthouse and jail, made the sheriff, the jailer and the deputy sheriffs their prisoners, broke open the jail and took him out. Newspaper reports say the men hanged him from the new bridge in Waco. The mob overpowered the sheriff and jail staff before seizing him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 600 mounted citizens took the sheriff, jailer and deputies prisoner, broke open the Waco jail, and hanged Hank Majors from the new bridge after hearing his confession.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters); Daily Kennebec Journal, citing a press report (reporters).
Sources (23)
- The Vinita Daily Chieftain, August 8, 1905, page 1
- Waterbury Evening Democrat, August 8, 1905, page 1
- Evening Star, August 8, 1905, page 1
- Evening Times-Republican, August 8, 1905, page 1
- The Roswell Daily Record, August 8, 1905, page 1
- Albuquerque Evening Citizen, August 8, 1905, page 1
- Las Vegas Daily Optic, August 8, 1905, page 1
- The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, August 8, 1905, page 1
- The Providence News, August 8, 1905, page 2
- Deseret Evening News, August 8, 1905, page 1
- The Montgomery Advertiser, August 9, 1905, page 1
- The Courier-Journal, August 9, 1905, page 1
- The Courier-Journal, August 9, 1905, page 8
- Daily Kennebec Journal, August 9, 1905, page 2
- New-York Tribune, August 9, 1905, page 12
- Bismarck Daily Tribune, August 9, 1905, page 1
- The Manitowoc Pilot, August 10, 1905, page 6
- The Interior Journal, August 11, 1905, page 1
- The Colfax Gazette, August 11, 1905, page 1
- The Montgomery Advertiser, August 12, 1905, page 4
- The Alamogordo News, August 12, 1905, page 1
- The Montgomery Advertiser, August 19, 1905, page 4
- Vilas County News, August 21, 1905, page 2