Died in jail or a lockup
Louis Davis
Louis Davis, also recorded as Lewie or Lewis Davis, was held in the St. Louis jail for several months before being taken to Cuba, Missouri. According to news dispatches published in late September 1888, a mob took him from the jail early on Sunday, September 23, and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Louis Davis from the jail in Cuba, Missouri, and hanged him, according to a Chicago news dispatch.
Reported by: news dispatch from Cuba, Mo. (reporters).