Died in jail or a lockup
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor was held in the jail at Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, when a mob took him from custody and lynched him in December 1888, according to a Natchez Democrat report reprinted in the Ouachita Telegraph. The report is the only account of his death, and it is a newspaper account rather than an official record.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Natchez Democrat, as reprinted in the Ouachita Telegraph, reports that a mob took Noah Taylor from the Harrisonburg jail and lynched him in December 1888.
Reported by: Natchez Democrat (reprinted in the Ouachita Telegraph) (reporters).