Died in custody
Name not reported
According to a Dallas dispatch printed in the Eureka Daily Sentinel, a man named Terry was taken from officers on the night of Friday, December 1, 1882. A mob hanged him from a tree in Texas. The dispatch reports his death alongside other lynchings that took place the same night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Dallas dispatch in the Eureka Daily Sentinel reports that a mob took Terry from officers and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Dallas dispatch printed in the Eureka Daily Sentinel (reporters).