Tom Forsythe
Tom Forsythe, a young man, was held in the jail at Carthage in Panola County, Texas, when about 400 men took him from the jail by force on the night of February 28, 1888. According to the Fort Worth Daily Gazette, he offered no resistance and was hanged in the courtyard with his hands pinioned behind him. The Gazette's two reports give different accounts of how he died, one saying he dropped from a ladder and the other saying he was allowed to sit on a limb and jump after asking for water. After his death, friends prepared his remains for the coffin, and his body was taken to Beckville for burial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Longview correspondent for the Fort Worth Daily Gazette reported that about 400 men took Tom Forsythe from the Carthage jail and hanged him, breaking his neck.
Reported by: Longview correspondent of the Fort Worth Daily Gazette (reporters).