Prince Woods
Prince Woods, who was Black, was being taken to the Woodville jail in Texas on June 24, 1892, under the guard of ten deputies. Near Spargis, masked and armed men demanded that Prince Woods be handed over, leveled their guns at the guards, and ordered the deputies back. A volley then killed Prince Woods and two other men being taken to the jail, according to a Galveston dispatch reprinted in the Richmond Dispatch. The deputies were ordered back at gunpoint, and the dispatch reports no resistance from them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Galveston dispatch reprinted in the Richmond Dispatch says masked men, after demanding his release from ten guarding deputies, shot him in a volley while he was being taken to the Woodville jail.
Reported by: Galveston dispatch reprinted in the Richmond Dispatch (reporters).