Orfutt Johnson
Orfutt Johnson, a Black man, was held as a witness in the Ouachita Parish jail at Monroe, Louisiana. Dispatches printed in the New Orleans Republican, citing Governor Warmoth and a message from O. H. Brewster, say an armed group of about fifteen or twenty men broke open the jail on the night of March 30, 1870, and killed him. The men then freed another prisoner and left.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of fifteen or twenty armed men broke open the Ouachita Parish jail at Monroe and killed Orfutt Johnson, according to dispatches reported by the New Orleans Republican.
Reported by: Governor Warmoth's dispatch, as reported by the New Orleans Republican; Hon. O. H. Brewster's message, as reported by the New Orleans Republican; New Orleans Republican (reporters).