Died in custody
Name not reported
One of nine Black people in Lee County, Louisiana, this person was, according to The Freeman's report of October 24, 1891, hunted with bloodhounds and shot at before officers overtook them. The paper says that while they were in the officers' hands, a mob took them and killed them. The paper names neither the person nor the others among the nine.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The account says a mob took the men from officers and killed them, and it does not say whether the officers resisted or handed them over.
Reported by: news reports.