Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail in Orange, Texas, was taken from it by citizens and shot, according to The Brookhaven Ledger, which published the account on August 25, 1881. The paper reported that he was one of two men taken from the jail and shot in this way, and it described the other as an accomplice of a man named Saxon. The name of this second man is not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Brookhaven Ledger (reporters).