Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was being held in the jail at Stoneville, Louisiana, according to an 1877 item the Republican Journal reprinted from the Portland Advertiser. The paper reports that a crowd took him from the jail, hanged him from a telegraph pole and shot him. His name, age and the exact date of his death are not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Portland Advertiser, reprinted by the Republican Journal in 1877, reports that a crowd took a man from the Stoneville, Louisiana jail, hanged him from a telegraph pole and shot him.
Reported by: Portland Advertiser (reprinted by The Republican Journal) (reporters).