Unknown (Misreported): April 26, 1892

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Riesel, Texas

County: McLennan County

Race: Black

Age: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Murdered the Postmaster"
Source: *The Sun and the Erie County Independent* | Date: April 22, 1892

"Caught with the Goods"
Source: *Austin Weekly Statesman* | Date: May 5, 1892

"The Reisel (sic) Murderers"
Source: *Austin American Statesman* | Date: April 30, 1892

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Unknown (Misreported): April 26, 1892,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/489.

Published February 27, 2018. Last updated October 03, 2018.

Unknown (Misreported): April 26, 1892

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"Murdered the Postmaster"

"Caught with the Goods"

"The Reisel (sic) Murderers"

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