Died in jail or a lockup

Latour

died January 1886

Latour was held at a jail in January 1886 when a mob broke in, took him from the jail and hanged him. The Union County Courier reported the killing in an account published in January 1887. The newspaper identified the crowd as a mob that seized him from the jail and carried out the hanging. Latour is remembered here as a man who was held in custody when he was killed.

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

Source

Union County Courier, January 5, 1887, page 4 Union County Courier, January 5, 1887

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