Name not reported

Three Black people held in the jail in Washington County, Texas, were taken from it by a mob and lynched in November 1886, around the time of the election, amid racial conflict. A report published in The Abilene Reflector in February 1888 describes the killings but does not name the three people. The only details given are that the mob took them from custody and killed them.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: historical newspaper report on a proposed exodus of Black people from Texas (reporters).

Source

• The Abilene Reflector, February 2, 1888, page 4 The Abilene Reflector, February 2, 1888