Died in jail or a lockup
John Slovak
John Slovac was a farmer who had come with his family from Bohemia to Shiner, Texas, about a year before his death. In late August 1915 he was held in the Shiner jail when a party of masked men took him out, beat him with a wet rope and shot him. One report said the men apparently had a key that unlocked the jail, and that the door was locked again after he was removed. Five men were later arrested in connection with the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took John Slovac from the Shiner jail, beat him with a wet rope and shot him, and the jail door was locked again afterward.
Reported by: news reports.