Shed Felder
In December 1886, Shed Felder, a Black man, was held in the Brenham jail in Texas with two other men when a masked mob broke in during the early morning hours. The mob forced the jailer, Jim Estes, at gunpoint to hand over the keys, and then took the men from their cells. Their bodies were later found hanging from a pecan tree about a mile from town. An inquest jury summoned by Justice Hackworth found that they died by hanging at the hands of persons unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An inquest jury summoned by Justice Hackworth found that he died by hanging at the hands of unidentified people after a masked mob took him from the Brenham jail.
Reported by: Inquest jury summoned by Justice Hackworth (court).