Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Eleven Italian men were held at the parish prison in New Orleans when a mob broke in and killed them, according to an 1891 report in The Big Stone Post. The men are not named in this account, and the date of the killings is not given. A grand jury began an investigation into the killings and heard testimony from the leader of the mob and from the Italian consul.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.