Died in jail or a lockup
Richard Woodwin
Richard Woodwin, a Black man, was held in a jail when a group of masked, armed men took him from it and hanged him from a tree about half a mile north of a town in what the paper's column heading appears to name as West Carroll parish. The Ouachita Telegraph reported the killing on May 14, 1887. The account states that the mob was masked and armed and that the hanging took place from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of masked, armed men took Richard Woodwin from a jail and hanged him from a tree about half a mile north of a town.
Reported by: news reports.