Lewis Woods

Lewis Woods, a Black man, was in the custody of a deputy sheriff at Edgerly Station. According to a special dispatch to the New Orleans Times-Democrat, a mob took him from the deputy and lynched him on October 12, 1883. The Eureka Daily Sentinel carried the same account in October 1883.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Times-Democrat special dispatch from New Orleans (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Eureka Daily Sentinel, October 14, 1883, page 2 Eureka Daily Sentinel, October 14, 1883
• The Semi-Weekly Miner, October 17, 1883, page 1 The Semi-Weekly Miner, October 17, 1883