Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A wire report carried by the Hawaiian Gazette on September 7, 1881 said that a Black person held in a Texas jail was taken from the jail by a party of citizens and shot in August 1881. It describes the killing as the work of a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hawaiian Gazette wire report says a party of citizens took the person from the Texas jail and shot him.
Reported by: Hawaiian Gazette wire report (reporters).