Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Jefferson county jail in Jefferson, Texas, was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of November 15, 1900, and hanged from the railroad bridge with two other men, according to the El Paso Daily Herald. His name, age and family are not known from this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.