Lynching of William Griffith: July 19, 1894

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Woodville, Texas

County: Tyler County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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"W.M. Griffith."
Source: *Galveston Daily News* (Galveston, Texas) | Date: July 18, 1894

"Rape Fiend Hung."
Source: *Austin American-Statesman* (Austin, Texas) | Date: July 20, 1894

"A Rapist Hung."
Source: *El Paso Times* (El Paso, Texas) | Date: July 21, 1894

Citation Information

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of William Griffith: July 19, 1894,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/172.

Published February 16, 2018. Last updated March 03, 2020.

Lynching of William Griffith: July 19, 1894

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"W.M. Griffith."

"Rape Fiend Hung."

"A Rapist Hung."

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