Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held at the Amite City jail in Amite City, Louisiana, when a mob took him from custody in December 1879 and hanged him, according to a special telegram to the New Orleans Times. He was one of four men held at the jail. The telegram reported that the men's bodies were found close together, shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special telegram to the New Orleans Times reported that a mob took the man from the Amite City jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Special telegram to the N. O. Times (reporters).