Died in jail or a lockup

Ovide Gordon

died November 11, 1890 · West Melville, Louisiana

Ovide Gordon, a Black man, was held in the jail at West Melville, Louisiana. On the night of Tuesday, November 11, 1890, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to The Freeman, which reported the killing on November 15, 1890. He was a man who was killed while in the custody of the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Freeman, November 15, 1890, page 3 The Freeman, November 15, 1890

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