Died in jail or a lockup
Jun Taylor
Jun Taylor, a Black man, was held in the jail at Franklin, Texas, when a mob came for him on the night of April 29, 1891, according to a dispatch printed in The Times. The mob reportedly overpowered the sheriff and took the keys, then led Taylor to a covered bridge and hanged him from a cross-beam. The sheriff was overpowered, according to the report, rather than shown to have handed the keys over willingly.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob reportedly overpowered the sheriff, took the keys, and hanged him from a cross-beam of a covered bridge.
Reported by: The Times (dispatch reporting) (reporters).