Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Seminole
Joe Seminole, an American Indian man, was held in a jail when about 150 masked men took him out and lynched him on December 28, 1879. The Louisiana Democrat reported the killing on January 7, 1880, describing it as the work of a masked mob. The paper names neither the jail nor the place where it happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Louisiana Democrat reports that about 150 masked men took Joe Seminole from a jail and lynched him.
Reported by: The Louisiana Democrat (reporters).