Died in jail or a lockup
Anderson Ward
Anderson Ward was a young man well known and respected in Maringouin, Louisiana. He was being held at the town jail when, on March 3, 1935, a mob of white men broke in, took him out, shot him and hanged him from an oak tree. According to the newspaper account, his body hung for several hours before relatives were allowed to cut it down for burial. A coroner's jury found that he died at the hands of parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he died at the hands of parties unknown, and the account says a mob broke into the Maringouin jail, took him out, shot him and hanged him.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).