Died in jail or a lockup
James Howard
James Howard, 35, was held at the jail in Texarkana, Texas, when a masked mob took him from the jail on the night of December 16, 1886. According to a news report published a week later, the mob hanged him from a railroad trestle.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took James Howard from the Texarkana jail and hanged him from a railroad trestle, according to the Brookhaven Leader.
Reported by: The Brookhaven Leader (reporters).