In the turbulent era of Reconstruction, the life of Sheriff John H. Wisner of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, came to a violent and tragic end. On a fateful day, March 31, 1870, a mob descended upon the parish jail in Monroe with a singular, lawless purpose. Their target was a man named Offey Johnson, who was being held in protective custody. Johnson was a key witness, slated to testify against another prisoner by the name of Beavers.
Sheriff Wisner, in a courageous attempt to uphold the law
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