Died in custody
Name not reported
A man held by law officers in Texas was taken from them by a mob and burned to death, according to an Evening Journal editorial published March 15, 1901. The mob seized him from the custody of the officers who held him and killed him by burning. He was in the custody of Texas law officers when the mob came for him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Evening Journal (reporters).