Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1868, during political violence against Republican voters in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, one of thirteen people taken from a jail was shot and killed. No name, age or other personal details of this person are recorded, so they are referred to here as they. Their death is noted in an 1876 account of election violence in Louisiana.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An 1876 newspaper editorial says one of thirteen people taken from a St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, jail in 1868 was shot, but it does not name the person or say who took them.
Reported by: 1876 newspaper editorial.