Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail in Tyler, Texas. On May 25, 1912, a mob came for him, and although officers and citizens inside the jail protested, they handed him over to the crowd. The crowd took him to the public square and burned him at the stake. According to The Brunswick News, he protested his innocence before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the Tyler, Texas jail and burned him at the stake, with officers and citizens inside the jail protesting before they gave him up.
Reported by: historical newspaper report (Tyler, Texas, 1912) (reporters).