Died in custody
William Williams
William Williams, a Black man, was in the custody of officers at Kosse, Texas, when a mob took him from them and hanged him. The killing was reported in the Semi-Weekly Interior Journal on April 8, 1890. His death was a lynching carried out by a mob against a man held by the officers who were meant to keep him safe.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.