Died in jail or a lockup
Alex Wilson
Alex Wilson, a Black man, was held at the jail in Monroe, Louisiana. A brief telegram printed in The Salt Lake Herald on August 24, 1881, reports that a mob took Alex Wilson and another man from the jail on Tuesday, August 23, and hanged them. The telegram states that the mob killed both men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief telegram reports that Alex Wilson was taken from the Monroe, Louisiana, jail and hanged, with no detail on how the mob reached him or how jail staff responded.
Reported by: news reports.