Ibering
Ibering, a visitor to the Gatesville area of Texas, was in the custody of an officer when a mob took him from that officer and lynched him in February 1882, according to The Democratic Advocate. The paper reports that the following Saturday about a hundred armed neighbors of Ibering rode into town and demanded the arrest of those responsible. The sheriff then arrested a man named Leavitt and his two sons, according to the same account. The sheriff was reported to be searching for other participants in the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Democratic Advocate reported that Ibering was taken from an officer and lynched near Gatesville, Texas, and that the sheriff then arrested a man named Leavitt and his two sons.
Reported by: The Democratic Advocate (reporters).