Died in jail or a lockup

Lewis Fox

died January 4, 1893 · St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Lewis Fox, a Black man, was held in the jail in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. On a Wednesday night in early January 1893, a mob took him and another Black man from the jail and hanged them, according to the Plaquemine Home Journal. The paper's accusation against the men is not repeated here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Plaquemine Home Journal reported that Lewis Fox was taken from the St. Charles Parish jail and hanged.

Reported by: Plaquemine Home Journal (reporters).

News report

The Progress, January 7, 1893, page 2 The Progress, January 7, 1893

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