Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

George Moxey

died November 26, 1891 · Manly Jail, Manly, Louisiana

George Moxey, a Black man, was held in the jail at Manly, Louisiana, in late November 1891. A mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the nearest tree. The killing was reported in The Morning News of November 28, 1891.

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

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