Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Tyler jail in Texas was killed on May 1, 1909, when a mob that had gathered at the jail since morning forced its way in shortly before noon. According to the San Antonio Light and Gazette, the mob found him in his cell, dragged him toward the public square, and hanged him from the scaffolding of the new courthouse. The sheriff, the paper reported, consulted a district judge and asked the governor to send troops.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Tyler jail, took a Black man from his cell and hanged him from the scaffolding of the new courthouse.
Reported by: news reports.