Died in jail or a lockup
Louis French
Louis French was held in the jail at Brownstown, Indiana, in May 1893. On May 16, 1893, a mob broke open the jail, took him from custody, and killed him. The source attributes the killing to the mob and does not say how jail staff or the sheriff responded, whether they resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over. Nothing else about him is recorded in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched