Died in custody
Name not reported
He was one of six men being taken under guard toward Shreveport, Louisiana, when a mob seized them from their escort about 30 miles from the city. According to the Ouachita Telegraph, three were shot dead on the spot and the other three were killed later at another point on the road. The paper condemned the killings and said the attackers had not been identified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Ouachita Telegraph reports that a mob took six men from their armed escort about 30 miles from Shreveport and shot them dead.
Reported by: Ouachita Telegraph (reporters).