Died in jail or a lockup

John Ellis, Jr.

died December 1886 · Bienville Parish, Louisiana

John Ellis, Jr. was held in the jail at Arcadia, Louisiana, when a party of neighbors took him from custody and lynched him in late December 1886, according to the Ouachita Telegraph. No official statement about the killing is recorded.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

The Ouachita Telegraph, January 1, 1887, page 2 The Ouachita Telegraph, January 1, 1887

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