Died in jail or a lockup
Mullicau
Mullicau was held in a jail when a mob took them out and hanged them, according to a short item in the Lake Charles Echo published on May 3, 1884. The killing is recorded as a lynching from custody, because the jail held Mullicau when the mob took them. Mullicau's name appears in the report only in connection with the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short state news item reports that Mullicau was taken from jail and hanged.
Reported by: news reports.