Died in custody
Name not reported
This man was one of six local officials being escorted under guard toward Shreveport, about 30 miles away, after their arrest in the Red River Parish conflict. The Ouachita Telegraph reported in September 1874 that a mob took the six men from their escort and killed them, shooting three on the spot and killing the other three later at another point on the road. The paper condemned the killings and said 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, with the attackers unidentified.
Reported by: Ouachita Telegraph (reporters).