Died in custody
Name not reported
A farmer in Wilson County, Texas, whose name was not reported, was taken into custody the night before he died. On the morning of April 15, 1885, near Fairview, a group of friends of a neighbor took him from the officers and shot him many times, according to a San Antonio special report. The report says his body was left by the roadside all day because no one would move it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Antonio special report says a group of friends of a neighbor took him from officers and shot him many times near Fairview.
Reported by: San Antonio special report (reporters).