Jessie Dillingham (Misreported): February 10, 1894
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City: Smokeyville, Texas
County: Harris County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Caused Train Wreck
Manner of Death: Not Lynched
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"Train Wreckers Caught."
Source: Arkansas City Daily Traveler (Arkansas City, Kansas). | Date: February 10, 1894
"Lynching a Fake"
Source: The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) | Date: February 15, 1894
"The Houston Fake"
Source: The Marshall Messenger | Date: February 16, 1894
"Houston: A Fake Story of a Lynching"
Source: The Times Picayune | Date: February 14, 1894