Died in jail or a lockup
Oscar Beasly
Oscar Beasly was held in the Brazoria County jail at Angleton, Texas, in September 1920. According to an Associated Press dispatch from Houston, reprinted in the Hickory Daily Record on September 17, 1920, a mob took Oscar from the jail. The mob killed Oscar by lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Associated Press dispatch from Houston reports that a group of people took Oscar Beasly from the Brazoria County jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).