Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man whose name is not given was held in a Louisiana jail in September 1893, alongside two of his brothers. According to a news dispatch from New Orleans, a mob took him from custody and hanged him on September 16. The dispatch, printed in the Morning Journal and Courier two days later, describes his death as a homicide carried out by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from New Orleans says he was hanged by a mob after being taken from custody.
Reported by: news dispatch from New Orleans (reporters).