Died in jail or a lockup

Clarke

died April 1884 · Ouachita Parish Correctional Center, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Clarke was one of three men, identified in the paper only by surname, who were held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana, in April 1884. A mob took Clarke and two others from the jail and hanged them a few nights before The Wellington Enterprise went to press.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

The Wellington Enterprise, April 30, 1884, page 1 The Wellington Enterprise, April 30, 1884

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