Died in jail or a lockup
Simon Cadors
Simon Cadors, a Black man, was held at the jail at West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in December 1912. According to a report in The Washington Times, a lynching party stormed the jail during the night and took him, and he was later found hanged from a telegraph pole near Baton Rouge.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.