Died in custody
Name not reported
A young man was taken from an officer near Gatesville, Texas, and lynched by a mob in February 1882, the Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported. The following Saturday, about a hundred armed neighbors of the dead man demanded that the lynchers be turned over. The sheriff then arrested a man and his two sons and was searching for others.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported that a young man was taken from an officer and lynched near Gatesville, Texas.
Reported by: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (reporters).