Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 2 people whose names were not reported

died November 11, 1922 · Hidalgo County, Texas

A Mexican man was held at the jail in Weslaco, Texas. According to a report from the Mexican embassy, a mob took him from the jail and killed him on Saturday, November 11, 1922. The embassy has asked the State Department for guarantees of safety for the Mexican consul in Hidalgo, Texas, whose life was said to be threatened.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Mexican embassy says a Mexican national was taken from a jail in Weslaco, Texas, and lynched.

Reported by: Mexican embassy.

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