Died in jail or a lockup

Jerry Teel

died April 1890 · Texas

Jerry Teel was held in a town jail in Texas. In April 1890, according to the Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, a group of men took him from the jail at night and lynched him. He was one of two men held there at the time.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A report says a group took Jerry Teel from a Texas town jail at night and lynched him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, April 25, 1890, page 2 Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, April 25, 1890

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