Died in jail or a lockup

Lou Mann

died May 16, 1886 · Polk County, Florida

Lou Mann was held in the jail at Bartow, Florida. On the night of May 16, 1886, an armed mob of about two hundred men took Lou Mann from the jail and hanged Lou from a tree nearby. The account of the death appeared in the Perrysburg Journal on May 21, 1886.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob of about two hundred men took Lou Mann from the Bartow, Florida jail and hanged him from a tree nearby.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Perrysburg Journal, May 21, 1886, page 1 Perrysburg Journal, May 21, 1886

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