Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held at the jail in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, after being seized on a plantation near the town. According to the Indianapolis Journal, about two hundred people overpowered the jailer, took the man from the jail and hanged him on November 13, 1888. His name and age were not recorded in the report. The report says the jailer was overpowered, but it does not say whether he resisted or gave up the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.