Died in jail or a lockup
Alexander Mason
Alexander Mason, a Black man, was held at the Monroe jail in Monroe, Louisiana. According to The Daily Gazette, a mob took him from the jail before daylight on August 23, 1881, and killed him. The paper does not describe how the mob reached him or whether the jailers resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Gazette reported that a mob lynched Alexander Mason after taking him from the Monroe jail.
Reported by: The Daily Gazette (reporters).