Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took a Black man from a jail in Texas and hanged him on April 27, 1869, according to a brief published in the Cambria Freeman on April 29. The brief says the mob seized him from the jail on the Tuesday after he was taken into custody. The account comes from this short newspaper item.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Cambria Freeman brief says a mob took a Black preacher from the Texas jail where he was held and hanged him.
Reported by: Cambria Freeman (reporters).