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Caddo Chief Executed
A force of 60 Texas volunteers captures four Indians--two Caddos, chief Canoma and his son, and two Cherokees--near the...
Fredericksburg Residents Lynch Indian Youth
An Indian youth, possibly Tonkawa, looking for food is taken by local residents outside of town and shot. His body is...
Mexican Lynched near Texana
Seeking to run away with an enslaved woman from Texana, a Mexican man is pursued by local residents and lynched on the...
Waxahachie Enslaved Man Hanged
Settler vigilantes from Waxahachie hang an enslaved man at Red Oak Creek, accusing the man of conspiring to murder whites in...
Three Waxahachie Enslaved Men Hanged
White vigilantes hang three enslaved men, Sam Smith, Cato, and Patrick, in Waxahachie, having accused them of conspiring to...
Henderson Enslaved Woman and Her Owner Hanged
Vigilantes hang a enslaved woman and her white owner, Green Herndon, having accused them of committing arson and dealing in...
Vigilantes Hang an Enslaved Person in Georgetown
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved person in Georgetown, having suspected the individual of burning down a stable and...
Vigilantes Hang Athens Enslaved Man
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved man at Science Hill in Athens, having accused the man of being in possession of...
Settler Vigilantes Kill Seven Mexicans in Boerne
Settler vigilantes “indiscriminately” hang seven Mexicans in Boerne, suspecting them of involvement in a murder.
African-American Lynched in Walker County
Four Anglo men flog and then kill a black man named Samuel Jenkins in Walker County.
Mexican Hanged by Vigilantes
Anglo vigilantes hang a Mexican in Banquete, twenty-three miles west of Corpus Christi, suspecting the him of theft.
Vigilantes Kill Limestone County Mexican
Eight or nine vigilantes abduct a Mexican from his home in Limestone County (probably in Groesbeck) and hang him, suspecting...
Vigilantes Kill Tejano
Anglo vigilantes hang Mexican in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi), suspecting him of theft.
Vigilantes Kill Mexican Sheepherders
Vigilantes hang seven Mexican sheepherders in Duval County (probably San Diego), suspecting them of stealing livestock.
Vigilantes Kill Three LaSalle County Residents
Vigilantes hang three Mexicans at Cayman Lake, twenty miles east of Cotulla, suspecting them of murder.
Vigilantes Kill Three in Refugio
Vigilantes abduct and hang three Mexican men, a father and his two sons, from the local jail in Refugio, where they are held...
Vigilantes Kill Three Men
Anglo vigilantes take three Mexicans from the custody of the local sheriff in Refugio. One Mexican is trampled to death in...
Austin County Man Abducted
Anglos abduct Mateo Robles from his home in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. Although his body is never found, he is...
Vigilantes Kill Austin County Resident
Vigilantes seize Gabriel Levya in San Felipe, four miles east of Sealy. His body is later found in the Brazos River.
Mob Lynches San Diego Resident
Acting in concert with local law enforcement authorities, a mob seizes a Mexican suspected in the May 9 murders of five...