Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In September 1888, during a Senate debate in Texas reported by the Morning Journal And Courier, Senator Coke said that several Black men were taken from a jail by a mob and hanged. The names of those killed, their number, the jail and the date are not given in the account. The only description of the killings is Senator Coke's remarks as the paper reported them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Senator Coke said a mob took several Black men from a Texas jail and hanged them.
Reported by: Senator Coke.