Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Texas

In an editorial published November 5, 1902, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that a mob took a person from a Texas jail and hanged them. The editorial describes this as the second of three deaths it lists. The person was in the custody of that jail when the mob seized them.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Santa Fe New Mexican editorial says a mob took a person from a Texas jail and hanged him.

Reported by: Santa Fe New Mexican editorial (reporters).

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