Entries tagged "1886": 25
Lynching of John Smith
City: Greenville, Texas
County: Hunt County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: 23
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National newspapers
Lynching of Bill Harris
City: Whitehall, Texas
County: McLennan County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Rape
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National newspapers
Lynching of James Howard
City: Texarkana, Texas
County: Bowie County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Thirty-five
Alleged Crime: Assault
Manner of Death: Shot, Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Dick Butler
City: De Kalb, Texas (Red River Area)
County: Bowie County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Factor Jones
City: De Kalb, Texas (Red River Area)
County: Bowie County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of William Hewey
City: Shepherd, Texas
County: San Jacinto County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Mulatto
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Alexander Washington
City: Somerset, Texas
County: Atascosa County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago TribuneNote: When Alexander “Aleck”…
Lynching of Thomas Farrar
City: Throckmorton, Texas
County: Throckmorton County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Rape and Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Unknown
City: De Leon, Texas
County: Comanche County, Texas
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Porter Sorell
City: Luling, Texas
County: Caldwell County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Seventeen
Alleged Crime: Assault
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune