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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 6, 1874 · Louisiana

Two brothers surnamed Norris were held in a jail at Bayou Macon, Louisiana. On a Saturday night in early June 1874, citizens took them from the jail and hanged them. The 1874 account gives no first names or ages for the men.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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