Died in jail or a lockup

Frederick Post

died June 27, 1896 · Kenner City Jail, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Frederick Post was held at the Kenner jail near New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sun reported that on the night of June 27, 1896, a mob broke into the jail, where the doors were not properly fastened, and took him out. He was found hanging from a large oak on the Rose plantation the next morning. The mob took him from the jail and killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Sun, June 29, 1896, page 1 The Sun, June 29, 1896

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