Name not reported

In late August 1881, according to a short wire report carried by the Hawaiian Gazette, a mob of citizens broke open a jail in Texas, took out Black prisoners held there and shot them. The account describes the killing as the work of a party of citizens, and the jail's staff are not described in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of citizens broke open a Texas jail and shot the prisoners, according to a short Hawaiian Gazette wire report.

Reported by: Hawaiian Gazette wire report (reporters).

Source

• The Hawaiian Gazette, September 7, 1881, page 7 The Hawaiian Gazette, September 7, 1881