Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five men of Italian origin were held in the jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob broke in, took them out and hanged them, according to a Daily Press report from December 1899. State authorities and a representative of the Italian Embassy investigated with conflicting results, particularly over whether the victims were Italian citizens, and a federal investigation was still under way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: state authorities; Italian Embassy representative.