Died in jail or a lockup
Valsin Julian
Valsin Julian, a Black man, was one of three brothers held in a small jail on Judge Espinolt's property in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in September 1893. The Osceola Times reported that about twenty-five men came to the jail at about 11 o'clock at night, took Valsin and his brother Bakal out, and hanged them in a pasture. Both men were killed by the mob that took them from the jail, and their deaths are dated to 16 September 1893.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper accounts of the Jefferson Parish lynching (reporters).