Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1868, during election-related violence against Republican voters in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, one of thirteen people taken from the jail was shot and killed. The person's name, age and identity are not recorded in the source. A brief 1876 editorial in the Memphis Daily Appeal refers to the episode as part of Louisiana election violence.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.