Decino

Decino was one of three Italian men held in the St. Charles Parish jail in Louisiana. Around midnight on August 8-9, 1896, a mob of about fifty armed men broke into the jail, took him and the two other men to a nearby stable, and hanged them. The mob then fired on the bodies. Decino is named only by his first name.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about fifty armed men broke into the St. Charles Parish jail, took Decino and two other Italian men to a stable, and hanged them.

Reported by: New Orleans news dispatch (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Record-Union, August 10, 1896, page 1 The Record-Union, August 10, 1896
• The Record-Union, August 10, 1896, page 2 The Record-Union, August 10, 1896