Died in custody
William Cooley
William Cooley, a Black man, was taken from a deputy sheriff by a mob in Slidell, Louisiana, on January 30, 1911, and killed. According to the report, the deputy did not stop the mob from taking him. His death was the work of the mob that seized him from the officer's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took William Cooley from a deputy sheriff in Slidell, Louisiana, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.