Died in jail or a lockup
Rube Carnthers
Rube Carnthers, who was Black, was held in the jail at Brenkham, Texas. According to a brief item in the Daily Republican, published August 19, 1880, about 40 masked men took Rube Carnthers from the jail on August 18 and lynched Rube Carnthers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news item reports that about 40 masked men took him from the jail at Brenkham, Texas, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.