Tucker

J. Tucker, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greensburg in St. Helena parish, Louisiana. According to news dispatches, early on Sunday morning, April 11, 1880, fifteen men took him from the jail and shot him to death. The dispatches report that the people of the parish generally condemned the killing as lawlessness. Whether jail staff resisted the men or handed him over is not stated in the accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports that fifteen men took him from the Greensburg jail and shot him to death, and that the parish's people generally condemned the killing.

Reported by: news dispatch.

Sources (4)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, April 13, 1880, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, April 13, 1880
• The Dallas Daily Herald, April 13, 1880, page 4 The Dallas Daily Herald, April 13, 1880
• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 13, 1880, page 1 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 13, 1880
• Batesville Guard, April 22, 1880, page 1 Batesville Guard, April 22, 1880