Died in custody
Name not reported
According to a report in The Freeman published in October 1891, this Black person was held by officers in Lee County, Louisiana, along with eight others. The paper says officers had overtaken the group after a pursuit, and that a mob then took this person from the officers and killed them. The account names neither this person nor the others held with them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the men from officers and killed them, according to a newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.