Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died December 20, 1909 · Falls County, Texas

A Black man was held in the jail at Rosebud, Texas, in December 1909. On the night of December 20, 1909, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The Alexandria Gazette reported the killing the following day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report