Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1873 a mob broke into the jail at Fort Mason, Texas, where this man was held, and took seven men from their cells. The mob hanged them from a tree about a mile and a half away. Capt. A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles, recalling the event in an account published in 1893, said the men were left dangling until pursuers cut them down, and that five of them were already dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Capt. A. W. Barrett, recalling the event, says a mob broke into the Fort Mason jail, took men from their cells and hanged them from a tree.
Reported by: Capt. A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles, recalling the event.