Name not reported

A Black man held in the jail at Glenflora, Texas, was taken from the jail by a mob on Tuesday, October 6, 1908, and hanged from a tree in the center of town, according to The Mahoning Dispatch. The paper reports that the mob broke into the jail to get him. His name is unclear in the surviving text, so it is not given here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Glenflora, Texas, jail, took a man from custody and hanged him from a tree in town.

Reported by: historical newspaper account.

Source

• The Mahoning Dispatch, October 9, 1908, page 9 The Mahoning Dispatch, October 9, 1908