Died in jail or a lockup
Sy Deferroch
Sy Deferroch was one of five Italian men killed by a crowd at Tallulah, Louisiana, on the night of July 20, 1899. He was held in the local jail, and according to the Virginian-Pilot's report of July 22, 1899, the crowd overpowered the jailer and deputies, brought him out and hanged him in the jail yard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched