Died in jail or a lockup
Richard Stewart
Richard Stewart, a Black man, was one of four men taken into civil custody in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in October 1868, along with George Washington Smith. According to the account, a crowd took him from custody that night and killed him on the road on October 4, 1868.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.