Died in jail or a lockup
Sam Slaughter
Sam Slaughter was a Black man held in the Tallulah jail in Madison Parish in April 1894. The People's Voice reported that a mob gathered in front of the jail, broke open its side with a battering ram, and took Sam and two other men out. The mob hanged Sam Slaughter from the balustrade of the courthouse until he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke open the side of the Tallulah jail with a battering ram, took Sam Slaughter and two other men out and hanged them from the court house balustrade.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (OCR text) (reporters).