Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Atkinson
Charles Atkinson, a 20-year-old Black man, was held in the jail at Franklin, Louisiana. The Daily Gazette reported on November 30, 1875 that a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. A later Connecticut Western News item said a mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news item reports that a mob took Charles Atkinson from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Connecticut Western News (reporters); The Daily Gazette (reporters).