Executed
Ous Simmonds
Ous Simmonds was hanged at Mansfield, Louisiana, on November 27, 1891, together with Frank Garrett. According to The Record-Union, both men were laughing and talking cheerfully up to the moment the caps were placed on them. The account reports the execution as carried out and gives no further details of Ous Simmonds's life or family.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper account of the Mansfield, Louisiana hanging (reporters).