Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unidentified Black man held in the jail at Mer Rouge, Louisiana, was taken from his cell by a group of townspeople and lynched, according to a short item in The Donaldsonville Chief published December 14, 1907. It does not say whether the jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.