Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five people of Italian origin were held in the jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, in 1899, when a mob broke in, took them out and hanged them. State authorities and a representative of the Italian Embassy investigated the killings and reached conflicting findings, particularly over whether the victims were Italian citizens. A federal investigation was still under way when the report was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: state authorities and an Italian Embassy representative (outside investigators).