Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
One of four Mexican men held in the jail at Fort Davis, Texas, was taken from the jail by a mob and lynched, according to a December 1883 newspaper report datelined San Antonio. It also does not say whether the jailers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the man over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.