Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Governor Throckmorton of Texas said in a protest printed in the Daily Ohio Statesman in September 1867 that two citizens were arrested by a company of soldiers and killed less than an hour later. He said they were killed by a man who had pointed them out. The governor also said an officer was indicted as an accessory to the killings but was not handed over for trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Governor Throckmorton's protest says a man who had pointed the two citizens out killed them less than an hour after soldiers arrested them, and that an officer was indicted as an accessory but not handed over for trial.
Reported by: Governor Throckmorton (protest document reprinted by the Statesman).