Louis Whittaker

Louis Whittaker, a Black man, was held in the jail at Gadson, Florida. A news dispatch from Columbus, Georgia, published April 26, 1881, says masked men took him from the jail on Saturday night and hanged him from an oak tree. Other telegrams from the same week, which name the place as Gladden, report that he was taken from the jail and hung.

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

Reported by: news dispatch from Columbus, Georgia (reporters); telegram report of the Gladden, Florida jail hanging (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Dallas Daily Herald, April 26, 1881, page 1 The Dallas Daily Herald, April 26, 1881
• The Salt Lake Herald, April 26, 1881, page 2 The Salt Lake Herald, April 26, 1881
• The Salt Lake Herald, April 26, 1881, page 3 The Salt Lake Herald, April 26, 1881