Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the Opelousas Journal, as reprinted in the Donaldsonville Chief, a Black boy was held in the Cameron Parish jail. The paper reported that members of a vigilance committee entered the jail, put a rope around his neck and threw him from an upstairs window, killing him. The paper said one committee member stood guard over the sheriff nearby, so the sheriff was not in a position to stop them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Opelousas Journal, as reprinted in the Donaldsonville Chief (reporters).