Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph P. Machoca
Joseph P. Machoca was held in the Parish Prison in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 14, 1891. According to The News-Herald, a crowd angry over a jury verdict in the police chief's killing surrounded the prison, broke open its doors, and took him out. The paper reports that he was one of six men lynched that day, and that the crowd shot or hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd broke into the New Orleans parish prison and took Machoca from custody, and The News-Herald reported he was lynched that day.
Reported by: The News-Herald (reporters).