Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a December 1878 report in the Worthington Advance, a mob broke into the jail at Franklin, Louisiana, where this Black man was being held, took him out and lynched him. The paper said his body was then thrown into the river. His death is recorded here as a lynching from custody, since he was held by the jail when the mob seized him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.