Died in custody
Thomas
Thomas, a Black man, was being transported under the custody of officers from San Gabriel toward New Orleans in December 1897 when a mob took him from them. The mob carried him back to San Gabriel and hanged him in the store where a killing had occurred earlier that month. The Daily Camera reported the lynching; it gives no first name or other details about him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.