Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of nine people held in the jail at Belton, Texas, in June 1874 was killed when a group of about one hundred armed, mounted men entered the town at midnight, broke open the jail and shot the prisoners, according to a New Orleans Republican account published June 23, 1874. It also does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the men or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.