Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Mexican man was held in the jail at Cotulla, Texas, when about ten masked men overpowered the jailer and took his keys, according to The Austin Weekly Statesman. The men took him to the Nueces River, hanged him from a mesquite tree and shot his body. Justice Durham's inquest returned a verdict of death by hanging and gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A justice of the peace's inquest found he died from hanging and gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties after a mob took him from the Cotulla jail.
Reported by: Justice Durham, at inquest (medical examiner or coroner).