Died in jail or a lockup
Tom Farrer
On the night of Sunday, September 5, 1886, an armed mob broke into the Throckmorton jail in Texas, took Tom Farrer from custody, put a rope around his neck, dragged him about a quarter mile and hanged him from a tree. The account comes from a special dispatch to the Galveston News, reprinted by the Evening Star on October 5, 1886.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch to the Galveston News says an armed mob broke into the Throckmorton jail, took him out, and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: special dispatch to the Galveston News (reporters).