Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Defatta
Charles Defatta was held in the custody of the sheriff at Tallulah, Louisiana, when a crowd of about 250 people took him on the night of July 20, 1899. The sheriff had taken him from a house and was bringing him toward the jail when the crowd overpowered the sheriff and hanged Defatta at the slaughter pen on Courthouse square. He was killed alongside a co-detainee named Joe. The reports used here describe the mob's action, but do not say whether the sheriff resisted or gave up the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about 250 overpowered the sheriff, who was bringing him to the jail, and hanged him at the slaughter pen on Courthouse square.
Reported by: news reports.