Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1868, during election-related violence in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, this person was one of thirteen people taken from a jail and shot. An 1876 Memphis Daily Appeal editorial described that violence as aimed at Republican voters. The editorial was part of a wider account of election violence across Louisiana.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.