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. Capt. A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles, recalling the event in 1893, said the men were hanged from a tree about a mile and a half away. Barrett said they were left dangling until pursuers cut them down, and that five of the men were already dead by then.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Capt. A. W. Barrett, recalling the event, says a mob took men from the Fort Mason jail and hanged them.
Reported by: Capt. A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles.