Died in custody
Name not reported
The Ouachita Telegraph reported in September 1874 that six local officials arrested during the Red River Parish conflict were being escorted toward Shreveport under guard. According to the paper, a mob took the six men from their escort about 30 miles from Shreveport; 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 attackers were unknown. The men are not named in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Ouachita Telegraph reports that a mob seized the six men from their armed escort about 30 miles from Shreveport and shot them dead.
Reported by: Ouachita Telegraph (reporters).