Wade Trammel
Wade Trammel, a Black man, was held in the jail at Groesbeck, Texas, when he died on 18 May 1877. According to the Galveston News, as reprinted in the Chicago Daily Tribune, a crowd of armed men, some of them disguised, took the keys from the jailer and forced the jail. The paper reports that the crowd shot Wade Trammel, killing him instantly. The paper described him as the brother of a man it called notorious, a description we do not repeat here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Galveston News, as reprinted in the Chicago Daily Tribune, reports that a crowd of armed, disguised men took the keys from the jailer, forced the jail and shot him.
Reported by: Galveston News (as reprinted in the Chicago Daily Tribune) (reporters).