Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A young Mexican man, about 18 years old, whose name was never learned, was held in the Thorndale town jail in Milam County, Texas, in June 1911. The Birmingham Age-Herald reported that a mob of about one hundred men broke into the jail, took him, fastened a chain around his neck, and hoisted him from a telephone pole, where he was strangled. The governor said he had not yet been officially notified of the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred men broke into the Thorndale town jail, took the young Mexican man and hanged him from a telephone pole by a chain around his neck.
Reported by: news reports.