Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died December 23, 1912 · West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

A Black man held in the West Baton Rouge jail in Louisiana was taken from the jail by a lynching party on December 23, 1912, according to The Sun, and was found hanging from a telegraph pole. His name is illegible in the surviving report. The account describes no other details of the person or the mob.

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

Reported by: The Sun (reporters).

Source

The Sun, December 24, 1912, page 5 The Sun, December 24, 1912

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