Died in jail or a lockup
Pletro Monastorlo
Pletro Monastorlo, a man, was held at the Parish prison in New Orleans in March 1891. According to The News-Herald of March 19, 1891, a crowd angry over a jury verdict in the police chief's killing surrounded the prison, broke the doors open, and took him out. The paper reported that he was shot or hanged by the mob, one of six men lynched that day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The News-Herald reported that a crowd broke into the Parish prison in New Orleans, took Monastorlo out, and lynched him.
Reported by: The News-Herald (reporters).