Died in jail or a lockup
Martin Bradley
Martin Bradley, a Black man, was held in the jail at Terrell, Texas, in August 1883. According to a special dispatch to the Galveston News, citizens took him from the jail during the night and hanged him on August 16, the same day an examining trial had been held. The dispatch does not say how the jail was entered or whether jail officers resisted or handed over keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch to the Galveston News says citizens took Martin Bradley from the Terrell, Texas jail during the night and hanged him; a later brief item places the hanging in the asylum grounds.
Reported by: Galveston News special dispatch from Terrell (reporters).