John Elias, Jr.

John Elias, Jr. was held in the jail at Arcadia, Louisiana. The Ouachita Telegraph reported that in late December 1886 a party of neighbors took him from the Arcadia jail and lynched him. The Narragansett Herald reported in January 1887 that a crowd took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Narragansett Herald reports that a crowd took him from the Arcadia, Louisiana, jail and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: Narragansett Herald (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Ouachita Telegraph, January 1, 1887, page 2 The Ouachita Telegraph, January 1, 1887
• Narragansett Herald, January 8, 1887, page 4 Narragansett Herald, January 8, 1887