Died in jail or a lockup
J. T. Smith
J. T. Smith was held in the jail at Bastrop, Louisiana, when a mob took him from it on the night of November 4, 1891, and hanged him. Two brief newspaper dispatches published the next day report the killing, which also took the life of W. S. Felton, who was taken at the same time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.