Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two Black men were held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana, when a mob took them from it and hanged them without a trial in August 1881. The Weekly Louisianian, citing a telegraph report, gave this account of the killings. The paper condemned them as lawless and called for public trials instead.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Weekly Louisianian, citing a telegraph report, says two Black men were taken from the Monroe jail and hanged without a trial.
Reported by: The Weekly Louisianian, citing a telegraph report (reporters).