Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in a Louisiana jail was taken by a mob and hanged from a tree, according to a brief item in The Elk County Advocate published on December 9, 1875. The item names neither the man nor the jail. It describes the mob taking him from the sheriff but does not say whether the sheriff resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.