Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman, a Black man, was hanged at the Shreveport jail on March 1, 1906, according to a Barton County Democrat item published the next day. The paper reported that a hundred militiamen guarded the jail while an immense crowd gathered around it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper item reports that a crowd hanged him at the Shreveport jail while a hundred militiamen guarded the building.
Reported by: newspaper item.