Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph E. Jenkins
Joseph E. Jenkins was held in the jail at St. Martinsville, Louisiana, in May 1882. According to the Grenada Sentinel, a mob of about 200 people took him from the jail, dragged him to another place and lynched him. The Batesville Guard reported that the mob took him to the site of an earlier killing and hanged him there. The Governor offered a $2,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.