Died in custody
Lloyd Martin
Lloyd Martin, a Black man, was in the custody of officers near New Orleans when a mob took him from them and killed him at Johnsonville in July 1887. The Daily Evening Bulletin reported his lynching on July 28, 1887. The paper's account names the officers who had him in custody and describes the mob that seized him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.