Died in jail or a lockup
Alexander Coudot
Alexander Coudot, an American Indian man, was held in the jail at Williamsport, New York, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on Monday, November 15, 1897. He was one of three men reported taken from the jail and killed that day, according to the Connecticut Western News of November 18, 1897. The killing of Alexander Coudot was a mob's act against a man in the jail's custody, and his death is recorded as a lynching from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.