Loretto Comitez

Loretto Comitez was held at the New Orleans parish prison in March 1891 when a mob surrounded the building, forced its doors and took him and nine other men out to be lynched. According to the account, the sheriff was not at the prison when the crowd arrived. Coroner Lemoniere ruled that the men died at the hands of unknown parties.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Coroner Lemoniere's verdict was that the men died at the hands of unknown parties after a crowd forced the parish prison doors and took them out to be lynched.

Reported by: Coroner Lemoniere (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

• The Oskaloosa Herald, March 19, 1891, page 4 The Oskaloosa Herald, March 19, 1891