Executed
Gus Simmonds
Gus Simmonds was hanged at Mansfield, Louisiana, on November 27, 1891, along with Frank Garrett, in an execution reported by The Morning Call the following day. According to that account, both men were laughing and talking cheerfully up to the time the caps were placed on them. The article gives no further details of the events, and no other sources were provided describing his life or the proceedings.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.