Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took three Italian men from a jail in Louisiana and killed them. The men had been held in that jail, and the mob's killing of them is recorded as a lynching. The United States Senate agreed to an amendment paying an indemnity to the Italian government for the heirs of these men. The indemnity was given on humane grounds, without regard to liability.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Senate amendment record in the passage.