Died in custody
Snowden
Snowden, a Black person, was being held in custody and transported by train near West Monroe, Louisiana, on November 4, 1891. Near Choudrunt Station, a mob took Snowden from the train and hanged them from a limb of a tree, according to a November 1891 report in the Iowa County Democrat. The sheriff, jailer or officers who had Snowden in their custody are not named in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Snowden from a train near Choudrunt Station and hanged him from a tree, according to a brief newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.