Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A young Black boy was held in the Trinity County jail in Texas when, according to an August 1880 newspaper report, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The newspaper attributes the killing to the mob. The report is the source for this account of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper reports that a mob took a young boy from the Trinity County jail and hanged him.
Reported by: the newspaper.