Died in jail or a lockup
Basito
Basito was a Black man held in the jail at Southport, Louisiana. On the night of Sunday, September 17, 1893, a mob took him from the jail along with two other men, according to the Hopkinsville Kentuckian. The mob hanged all three men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.