Died in jail or a lockup
Valcour St. Martin
Valcour St. Martin was held in the St. Charles Court House jail in Louisiana when he died on December 30, 1882. The Evening Star reported that a mob of an estimated one to two hundred people broke open the jail during the night, took him out and killed him, shooting him many times. The paper said it was supposed he was struck by the contents of about fifty guns.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody