Died in custody
Name not reported
Six men held in custody in Red River Parish, Louisiana, were being escorted under guard toward Shreveport in 1874. The Ouachita Telegraph reported that a mob took the six men from their escort about 30 miles from Shreveport and killed them. Three were shot dead on the spot, and three were killed later at another point on the road. The paper condemned the killings and said the identities of the attackers were unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Ouachita Telegraph reports that a mob took the men from their armed escort about 30 miles from Shreveport and shot them, three on the spot and three later.
Reported by: Ouachita Telegraph (reporters).