Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two Black men were held in the jail at Opelousas, Louisiana, after two deputy sheriffs brought them there. On the night of Friday, July 30, 1909, they were taken from the officers and shot to death near Grand Prairie. Their names are not clearly recorded in the surviving account, which is a damaged newspaper page.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.