Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Amite

He was one of four men held in the Amite jail when a crowd of about fifty men came for him. They took him out and shot him to death. The Abbeville Press and Banner reported the killing in its January 14, 1880 issue.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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