Died in jail or a lockup
Will Miller
Will Miller, a Black man, was held in the jail at Villeplatte, Louisiana, in August 1909. According to The Barre Daily Times, a mob took him and another Black man from the jail into the woods, where a group presenting itself as a jury condemned them, and both were shot to death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Will Miller from a jail in Villeplatte, Louisiana, into the woods and shot him, according to the newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.