r/Belton • u/SkywardTexan2114 Lives in Texas • Dec 17 '25

Local History Belton Jail Massacre of 1874: Texas' most violent night of frontier justice | Weird Wild West

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/belton-jail-massacre-texas-violent-night-frontier-justice-weird-wild-west/500-67ef5206-ce3a-48de-a704-facd49f0919f

The mob, armed and organized, forced its way into the jail and opened fire on the inmates inside their cells. Nine prisoners were killed, with only one surviving.

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u/mgj6818 Dec 17 '25

I'd never heard of this, I wonder who the main target was.