Name not reported

Three Mexican men had been held overnight in a small frame jail at San Benito, Texas. They were found dead beside a road two miles east of town, lying side by side, all shot in the back. Local officials said the men broke jail and were shot while running away, but the newspaper reported that few believed that account, and townspeople thought the men had been taken from the jail and shot. Officials'.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Local officials said the men broke out of the San Benito jail and were shot in the back while running away, but townspeople believed they were taken from the jail and shot.

Reported by: local officials; townspeople.

Source

• The Devils Lake World And Inter-Ocean, September 23, 1915, page 6 The Devils Lake World And Inter-Ocean, September 23, 1915