Lou Hall

Lou Hall, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Sweet Home, Texas, according to a report in The Evening Herald published June 12, 1894. The paper says a mob took him from those officers and hanged him. His death is recorded here as a lynching from custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report datelined Sweet Home, Texas says a mob took Lou Hall from officers and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper report from Sweet Home, Texas (reporters).

Source

• The Evening Herald, June 12, 1894, page 2 The Evening Herald, June 12, 1894