Died in jail or a lockup
Lou Stevenson
Lou Stevenson was held in the Hollandale jail in Mississippi with a man named Grant White. On the night of October 11, 1891, according to The Abbeville Press and Banner, a posse of about fifty men took the two from the officer in charge, carried them to a bridge over Deer Creek and hanged them from the trestle. The paper reports that the officer handed them over and did not describe any resistance.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A posse of about fifty men took Lou Stevenson from the officer in charge of the Hollandale jail, carried her to a bridge over Deer Creek and hanged her from the trestle.
Reported by: historical newspaper report.