Joseph Boyle
Joseph Boyle was held in the jail at Shreveport in July 1842. A New Orleans newspaper report, reprinted in the New-York Daily Tribune, said that on the night of July 20 three men broke into the jail and shot him. That report said one attacker was shot dead while fleeing a pursuing crowd, and the other two surrendered and were jailed. A letter from Shreveport, reprinted in the Louisville Daily Journal, described the attackers as acting with the approval of local people.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New Orleans Picayune report, reprinted in the New-York Daily Tribune, says three men broke into the Shreveport jail on the night of July 20 and killed him, and a letter from Shreveport reprinted in the Picayune says men shot him while he was held under guard.
Reported by: letter from Shreveport, reprinted in the New Orleans Picayune; New Orleans Picayune, as reprinted in the New-York Daily Tribune (reporters).