Died in jail or a lockup
Jerry Teel
Jerry Teel was held in the jail at San Augustine, Texas, in April 1890. According to the Huntsville Gazette, a mob took him from the jail at night and lynched him from an improvised gallows hung on a butcher shop hook. The Evening Bulletin reported that he and Sim Garrett were taken from the jail and lynched.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief 1890 Huntsville Gazette report says a mob took Jerry Teel from the San Augustine jail at night and lynched him from an improvised gallows at a butcher shop hook; a brief wire item says the two men were taken from the jail and lynched.
Reported by: Huntsville Gazette (reporters); wire report.