Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1896, a mob took prisoners held at the jail at Gretna, Louisiana, and hanged them. The people killed were in the custody of that jail when they were seized from it. Their names and the number of people killed are not recorded in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: San Antonio Daily Light (reporters).