Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1868, during election violence against Republican voters in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, this person was one of thirteen people taken from a jail and shot. No name, age, or sex is given for them. The account, an 1876 Memphis Daily Appeal editorial on Louisiana election violence, is a brief passing reference. It does not say who took the thirteen from the jail or whether jail officials resisted or handed them over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An 1876 newspaper editorial says a mob took one of thirteen people from a jail in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and shot them.
Reported by: an 1876 newspaper editorial (reporters).