Lynching of Will Hughes: March 4, 1897
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City: Elgin, Texas
County: Bastrop County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Burglary
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"Negro Lynched"
Source: Houston Post (Houston, Texas) | Date: March 5, 1897
"Murderous Bullets Flew"
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: March 6, 1897
"The Elgin Lynching"
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: March 6, 1897