Died in jail or a lockup
Decino Marcuso
Decino Marcuso was held in the jail at Hahnville, the St. Charles Parish seat, in Louisiana. A mob of about fifty armed men broke into the jail around midnight in August 1896, overpowered the guard and battered down the doors. They took Decino Marcuso from the jail and hanged him from the rafters of a stable a short distance away, then fired on the body. The San Francisco Call reported that the mob took three men from the jail that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about fifty armed men broke into the Hahnville jail, overpowered the guard, took Decino Marcuso and hanged him from a stable's rafters.
Reported by: news reports.