Died in custody
Doc Oliver
Doc Oliver was a 20-year-old Black man held in the custody of the sheriff at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in May 1898. According to a special dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution, reprinted in the Daily Press, a mob took him from that custody and shot him to death. The death is recorded as a lynching from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Atlanta Constitution dispatch reports a mob took him from the sheriff's custody at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and shot him.
Reported by: Atlanta Constitution special dispatch (reporters).