John Gitin

John Gitin was being taken from Baton Rouge to Clinton, Louisiana, in the custody of a posse. According to a special dispatch from Clinton, reported in a New Orleans paper, about eleven miles from Clinton seven armed, masked men overpowered the guards, took their arms and shot him to death on October 13, 1875. The dispatch describes the guards as overpowered rather than as having handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Clinton, Louisiana, reported in the New Orleans dispatch says seven armed, masked men overpowered his guards on the road from Baton Rouge and shot him to death.

Reported by: special dispatch from Clinton, Louisiana, reported in the New Orleans dispatch (reporters).

Source

• Providence Morning Star, October 15, 1875, page 1 Providence Morning Star, October 15, 1875