Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died April 1897 · Texas

In April 1897, a Black person held in a jail in Texas was taken from the jail by a mob and killed by hanging. A 1897 newspaper report says the mob seized seven Black people from the jail, and six of them were hanged. The death is recorded as a homicide.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Worcester Morning Daily Spy, May 1, 1897, page 10 Worcester Morning Daily Spy, May 1, 1897

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