Colonel Foster

Colonel Foster was held in the jail at Grayville, Louisiana, in January 1892. According to a dispatch datelined January 7, 1892, a mob took him from the jail on the night of January 6 and lynched him. He died at the hands of the mob, not through any legal process.

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

Reported by: news dispatch datelined January 7, 1892 (reporters).

Source

• The Salt Lake Herald, January 8, 1892, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, January 8, 1892