Died in jail or a lockup
One of 7 people whose names were not reported
A man whose name is illegible in the June 1908 Associated Press report died in a Texas jail on June 22, 1908, according to the account. The report says he was shot to death while trying to escape, a claim that comes from the officials involved and is not independently confirmed. The dispatch does not identify who fired the shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Houston dispatch reprinted in the Ocala Evening Star says a mob overpowered the jailer at Hemphill, Texas, and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Houston dispatch reprinted in the Ocala Evening Star (reporters).