Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held in the custody of the sheriff in Winn Parish, Louisiana, was taken from the sheriff on Sunday night, March 29, 1914, and shot to death by a band of farmers, according to an Associated Press dispatch datelined Natchez, Mississippi. Nothing else about him or his death has been confirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Associated Press dispatch says a band of farmers took him from the sheriff in Winn Parish, Louisiana, and shot him to death.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).