1894 Lynching of Jim Flunder of Ouachita City, Union Parish Louisiana
Submitted by:       Shawn Martin
Date of Submission: 12/2008

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1894 Lynching of Jim Flunder of Ouachita City, Union Parish Louisiana

From the St. Albans, Vermont "Daily Messenger", issue of 17 August 1894
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                                  HANGED A NEGRO

New York, Aug. 17 — A special from New Orleans says:  Jim Flunder, a negro, was 
found hanging to a tree yesterday about three quarters of a mile from the town of 
Ouachita City, Union parish.  Dangling from his legs was this placard:  “Fair 
warning to parties going into people’s houses after night and to those breaking 
into white ladies’ rooms.”  Flunders had a bad reputation as a sneak thief and has 
been punished several times for entering and robbing stores and dwellings.  Two 
nights ago he was caught in the bedroom of a young white woman.  He was there, 
doubtless, for robbery but the mob took a different view of the matter.




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