Lynching of Unknown: January 1, 1887
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City: Staples, Texas
County: Guadalupe County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Challenging Whites
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute
Files
"Guadalupe County Gore. Two Mexicans Killed and Two Wounded Without Apparent Cause."
Source: Fort Worth Daily Gazette (Fort Worth, Texas) | Date: January 5, 1887
"Three Men Killed and Another Seriously Wounded"
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) | Date: January 7, 1887