Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Louisiana jail was taken out by a mob and hanged on December 7, 1882, according to the Daily Kennebec Journal's report of December 9. His name is not given in the report. He was held in the same jail as another man, Tom Robertson, and the mob killed him there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.