Died in jail or a lockup
John Cerami
John Cerami was an Italian man held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, in 1899. According to an Italian embassy report relayed to the State Department, a mob first killed two other Italian men held there, then returned some time later, took him from the jail and lynched him. The Italian report states that he had not taken part in the earlier attack.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Italian embassy report, relayed through the State Department, says a mob returned to the Tallulah, Louisiana jail, took John Cerami from custody and lynched him.
Reported by: Italian embassy report (Marquis Romano), as relayed to the State Department; Washington correspondent reporting on the Italian embassy report (reporters).