Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Mexican man held in a Texas jail was taken from custody by masked men on Friday night, October 11, 1895, according to The Sun, which published its account on October 14. The men overpowered the jailer, took his keys, and left with the prisoner before other officers knew what had happened. They took him to the bank of the Nueces River, strung him up to a tree and shot him many times. His name is garbled in the scanned text and is not recorded here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Historical newspaper account (Chronicling America OCR text) (reporters).