Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Monroe, Louisiana jail was taken from it by a mob in the early morning of October 24, 1913, and hanged from a nearby telegraph pole. Two masked men held the jailer at gunpoint while the mob took him, and according to the Americus Times-Recorder, other members of the group made no effort to conceal their faces.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Louisiana newspaper report (Monroe dispatch) (reporters).