Nullican

Nullican was held in the jail at Monroe, in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. A telegram datelined Shreveport and reprinted in the Dawson Journal on May 1, 1884, reports that a crowd took Nullican from the jail on Saturday night, April 26, and hanged them. The telegram does not say how the crowd got into the jail or whether jail staff resisted, gave up keys, or handed Nullican over. The report gives no account from Nullican or from family.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegram from Shreveport, Louisiana, reported that a crowd took Nullican from the Monroe jail on Saturday night and hanged him.

Reported by: telegram from Shreveport, La., reprinted in the Dawson Journal (reporters).

Source

• The Dawson Journal, May 1, 1884, page 3 The Dawson Journal, May 1, 1884