Died in jail or a lockup
Theo Felde
Theo Felde, a Black man, was one of three men held in the Brenham jail in Texas. Shortly after midnight on December 1, 1886, an armed mob came to the town, overpowered the jailer, and took the three men from the jail. The mob lynched them. The jailer was overpowered by the mob, according to the Staunton Spectator's account of the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.