George Laddes
Geo. Laddes was held in the custody of the sheriff at Edwards, Mississippi, on September 4, 1883, according to a Picayune special report carried by the Las Vegas Daily Gazette. That account says a crowd of about 150 men gathered and demanded that the sheriff hand over Laddes and another man. The sheriff refused, and during the confusion Laddes tried to escape and was shot repeatedly by the crowd, after which the sheriff was overpowered.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Picayune special, as reported by the Las Vegas Daily Gazette, says a crowd of about 150 men took Geo. Laddes from the sheriff at Edwards, Mississippi, and riddled him with bullets.
Reported by: Picayune special (New Orleans), as reported by the Las Vegas Daily Gazette (reporters).