Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was being held by officers near Delia, Texas, in 1906 when a posse took him from them. The Berne Witness reported that the girl's father arrived and ordered the crowd back. The father then shot the man dead with a shotgun, according to the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A posse took him from the officers holding him and kept him until the girl's father arrived, and the father, after ordering the crowd back, shot him dead with a shotgun.
Reported by: contemporary newspaper account.