Name not reported

According to The Jackson Standard, a mob took a Black man from the jail at Franklin, Louisiana, and he was killed. When the paper reported this in December 1878, his body had not been found, but blood was discovered at the scene. The paper feared his throat had been cut, though it said this was unconfirmed. The report gives no further details about him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Jackson Standard reported that a mob took a man from the Franklin, Louisiana, jail and that his throat may have been cut, though the paper said this was feared and unconfirmed.

Reported by: The Jackson Standard (reporters).

Source

• The Jackson Standard, December 12, 1878, page 2 The Jackson Standard, December 12, 1878