Died in jail or a lockup
Ben Robertson
Ben Robertson, a Black man, was held in a jail in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, when a mob took him from it and killed him, according to an 1881 report in The Donaldsonville Chief. The paper described the killing as flogging and shooting. Three men were arrested in Jeanerette in connection with the killing, and after a preliminary examination each was required to post a $500 bond to appear at the next term of the District Court.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief report says he was taken from a jail, flogged and shot to death, and three men were arrested and charged with his murder.
Reported by: news reports.