Valcour St. Martin
Valcour St. Martin, a former deputy sheriff, was held in the jail at the St. Charles Court House in Louisiana in September 1878. On the night of September 14, a mob broke into the jail, took him from his cell and shot him many times, according to newspaper reports from the period, including the Batesville Guard, the Alexandria Gazette and The Morning Star and Catholic Messenger. The killing is recorded as a mob lynching from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the St. Charles Court House jail, took Valcour St. Martin from his cell and shot him repeatedly, according to the Batesville Guard and a news dispatch reprinted in the Alexandria Gazette.
Reported by: Batesville Guard (reporters); news dispatch reprinted in the Alexandria Gazette (reporters).