Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In his December 1899 message to Congress, President McKinley reported that a mob took several people of Italian origin or citizenship from a jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, and hanged them. According to the message, state authorities and a representative of the Italian embassy investigated the killings, and a federal inquiry was still under way while the matter was being handled with the Italian government. The names of those killed are not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: President McKinley's annual message to Congress; state authorities; Italian embassy investigation (outside investigators).