Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Palestine jail in Texas was taken from his cell late at night on August 8, 1898, by a mob, according to the Bryan Morning Eagle. The mob hanged him from a tree behind the courthouse yard and then shot him. The paper reported that Sheriff Cook made an attempt to save him but could not stop the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the Palestine jail, hanged him from a tree and shot him, according to the article, which says Sheriff Cook tried to stop them.
Reported by: news reports.