Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Ouachita Parish jail in Monroe, Louisiana, was taken from his cell by an armed mob on October 5, 1897, and hanged from a tree in front of the courthouse. A deputy sheriff who had the jail keys handed them over, and the mob battered down the outer door to reach him. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A deputy sheriff who had the jail keys handed them over to an armed mob that took a man from his cell and hanged him from a tree in front of the courthouse.
Reported by: news reports.