Died in jail or a lockup
Antonio Bagnette
Antonio Bagnette was held at the Parish prison in New Orleans on March 14, 1891, when a crowd angered by a jury's verdict in the police chief's killing surrounded the building. The News-Herald reported on March 19, 1891, that the crowd broke open the doors and took him out. He was one of six men lynched that day, and the paper said he was shot or hanged by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the New Orleans parish prison and took Bagnette out, according to The News-Herald's March 19, 1891 report.
Reported by: The News-Herald, March 19, 1891 (reporters).