Name not reported

Men held in the New Orleans jail were taken out and lynched by a mob, according to a passing reference in The Evening World of April 12, 1893. The article ties the lynching to the killing of Chief of Police Hennessy. None of the men is named in the account. The jail's role in the mob's actions is not described.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Brooklyn newspaper passing reference (reporters).

Source

• The Evening World, April 12, 1893, page 3 The Evening World, April 12, 1893