Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
This person was one of nine people held in the jail at Belton, Texas, in June 1874. According to a New Orleans Republican report published June 23, 1874, about one hundred armed, mounted men entered the town at midnight, broke open the jail and shot the prisoners. It also does not say whether the jailer or any officers resisted the men or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of about one hundred armed, mounted men broke open the Belton jail and shot the prisoners, according to an 1874 newspaper account.
Reported by: 1874 newspaper account (reporters).