Died in jail or a lockup
Warren Eaton
Warren Eaton was held in a jail in Monroe, Louisiana, when a mob took him from it early on the morning of October 22, 1913, and killed him. The Associated Press reported that he was lynched after being taken from the jail, and a later newspaper account said the mob hanged him from a telegraph pole near the jail. Warren Eaton was Black, according to the second account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).