Died in jail or a lockup
W. S. Felton
According to a telegram printed in the Richmond Dispatch in November 1891, W. S. Felton was taken from the parish jail in Louisiana by a group of men. The telegram said he was driven about three miles east of town and hanged from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegram to the Richmond Dispatch says a group of men took Felton from the parish jail and hanged him from a tree about three miles east of town.
Reported by: Richmond Dispatch telegram (reporters).