Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
Sam King
Sam King, a sixteen-year-old Black boy, was held in the Comal County jail in New Braunfels, Texas. Early on July 20, 1905, a mob broke through the jail doors, was unable to reach his cell, and fired through the steel openings, killing him. According to the San Antonio Daily Light, the jail refused the mob's demand for admission before the mob forced its way in. The sheriff is said only to have been alerted afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1905 Daily Light account says a mob broke into the Comal County jail and fired through the steel openings of his cell, killing him.
Reported by: Daily Light (New Braunfels, 1905 newspaper report) (reporters).