Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
On February 18, 1875, a masked mob took five men from the Mason County jail in Texas and lynched three of them. The men had been in the jail's custody when the mob broke in. Sheriff John Clark said he could not identify any member of the mob. A Texas Ranger who was passing through intervened and saved two of the five. Accounts link the killings to the start of the Hoodoo War feud.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took five men from the Mason County jail and lynched three of them, while a passing Texas Ranger saved two.