James Howard
James Howard, 35, was held in the jail at Texarkana, Texas, in December 1886. According to the Audubon County Republican, Deputy Sheriff Hargett had expected an attack and posted extra guards, but a masked mob got into the jail while the guards were at their midnight meal. The mob took James from the jail and hanged him from a railroad trestle a short distance below town. Newspaper accounts give the date of his death as December 9, 15 or 16.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A masked mob took James Howard from the Texarkana jail and hanged him from a railroad trestle, while deputies were eating their midnight meal after extra guards had been posted.
Reported by: Deputy Sheriff Hargett and the jail guards (the agency that held him); The Brookhaven Leader (reporters); Delaware Gazette (reporters).
Sources (11)
- The Indianapolis Journal, December 17, 1886, page 2
- The Portland Daily Press, December 17, 1886, page 1
- Daily Yellowstone Journal, December 17, 1886, page 1
- Rock Island Daily Argus, December 18, 1886, page 1
- The Brookhaven Leader, December 23, 1886, page 1
- The Times And Democrat, December 23, 1886, page 3
- Delaware Gazette And State Journal, December 23, 1886, page 1
- Audubon County Republican, December 23, 1886, page 1
- Audubon County Republican, December 23, 1886, page 2
- Turner County Herald, December 23, 1886, page 2
- St. Landry Democrat, December 25, 1886, page 2