Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man aged 50 was being held in the jail at Boston, Texas, according to reports received in Texarkana, when about twenty-five masked and armed men took him from the jail on the night of Monday, January 24, 1916, and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Reports received in Texarkana say about twenty-five masked and armed men took him from the jail at Boston, Texas, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports received in Texarkana (reporters).