Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Louisiana jail was taken out on the night of Monday, March 9, 1896, by a mob of about 500 men, who lynched him. A news dispatch datelined March 11, 1896 reported the killing. His name is garbled in the surviving newspaper text and cannot be given here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports a mob of about 500 men took the man from the jail and lynched him.
Reported by: news dispatch.