Sim Garrett

Sim Garrett was held in the jail at San Augustine, Texas, in April 1890. Newspaper reports from the period say a mob took him and another man from the jail at night and lynched them from hooks in front of a butcher shop used as an improvised gallows. Accounts give the date as April 23 or April 24, 1890.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Sim Garrett from the San Augustine, Texas jail and lynched him, according to an 1890 newspaper report; the accounts do not say whether jail staff resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: Huntsville Gazette (reporters); Abbeville Press and Banner (reporters).

Sources (15)

• Evening Star, April 24, 1890, page 5 Evening Star, April 24, 1890
• The Evening Bulletin, April 25, 1890, page 4 The Evening Bulletin, April 25, 1890
• The Daily State Chronicle, April 25, 1890, page 1 The Daily State Chronicle, April 25, 1890
• The Indianapolis Journal, April 25, 1890, page 1 The Indianapolis Journal, April 25, 1890
• Huntsville Gazette, April 26, 1890, page 2 Huntsville Gazette, April 26, 1890
• Mower County Transcript, April 30, 1890, page 2 Mower County Transcript, April 30, 1890
• The Kanabec County Times, May 1, 1890, page 2 The Kanabec County Times, May 1, 1890
• The Frontier, May 1, 1890, page 3 The Frontier, May 1, 1890
• Jamestown Weekly Alert, May 1, 1890, page 8 Jamestown Weekly Alert, May 1, 1890
• Griggs Courier, May 2, 1890, page 2 Griggs Courier, May 2, 1890
• The Bottineau Pioneer, May 3, 1890, page 2 The Bottineau Pioneer, May 3, 1890
• Fisherman & Farmer, May 9, 1890, page 2 Fisherman & Farmer, May 9, 1890
• Idaho Semi-Weekly World, May 9, 1890, page 2 Idaho Semi-Weekly World, May 9, 1890
• Emmons County Record, May 9, 1890, page 2 Emmons County Record, May 9, 1890
• The Abbeville Press And Banner, May 14, 1890, page 7 The Abbeville Press And Banner, May 14, 1890