Died in jail or a lockup
William
William, a Black man, was in the custody of two officers who were bringing him into Plaquemine, Louisiana, in March 1906. About a mile outside town, a crowd of masked men surrounded the officers, took him from them and hanged him from the railroad bridge on March 21, 1906. The Oxford Eagle reported that the community was outraged by the killing. William's family and any details of his life are not recorded in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Oxford Eagle reported that a masked crowd took William from two officers who were bringing him to Plaquemine and hanged him from the railroad bridge.
Reported by: Oxford Eagle (reporters).