Died in jail or a lockup
Theophilus W. Evans
Theophilus W. Evans was held in the parish prison in Opelousas. On the evening of Monday, September 5, 1870, a group of men from the surrounding country took him out of the jail and hanged him on the courthouse square. A citizens' meeting that morning had decided against lynching him, according to the record.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched