Wash Ferren
Wash Ferren, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana, in October 1897. Newspaper accounts say a crowd gathered in front of the jail from about 4 p.m. on October 2, and that a mob took him from the jail at about 6 p.m. and hanged him from a tree in front of the courthouse. One account says a deputy sheriff who had the jail keys handed them over and that the mob battered down the outer door. The Twice-A-Week Courier-Journal dates the killing to October 5, while other papers give October 2, so the accounts disagree on the date.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Wash Ferren from the Monroe, Louisiana, jail and hanged him from a tree in front of the courthouse in October 1897; one account says a deputy sheriff handed over the jail keys and the mob battered down the outer door.
Reported by: Monroe, La. news dispatch (reporters).