John Gair
John Gair was taken into custody in Baton Rouge by a deputy sheriff and a posse and was being taken toward Clinton in East Feliciana Parish. A telegram from Clinton, printed in The Louisiana Democrat, says about seventy armed, masked men overpowered the officers, took their arms and shot him to death that night. A dispatch from the Mayor of Baton Rouge reported him shot to death on the road. The Patriot-Democrat editor, quoted by the New Orleans Republican, said he had an excellent character and was entitled to a fair trial, and that he was killed before any trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegram from Clinton and the Mayor of Baton Rouge's dispatch, as printed in The Louisiana Democrat, say about seventy armed, masked men overpowered the officers holding Gair and shot him to death.
Reported by: telegram from Clinton and dispatch from the Mayor of Baton Rouge, as printed in The Louisiana Democrat (reporters); Patriot-Democrat editor, as quoted by the New Orleans Republican (reporters).