Died in custody
Sam Cooley
Sam Cooley was in the custody of deputy sheriffs in January 1911. According to a telephone message reported by The Daily Ardmoreite, a mob overtook the officers and took him from them. The mob killed him. The officers said they had been trying to take him to prison in New Orleans when they were overtaken on the way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report of a telephone message received at the paper says a mob took Sam Cooley from deputy sheriffs and lynched him after they were overtaken on the way to prison in New Orleans.
Reported by: deputy sheriffs; news report of a telephone message received at the paper.