Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Eleven Italian men were held at the parish prison in New Orleans in 1891 when a mob broke in and killed them, according to a report published in The Big Stone Post on April 10, 1891. A grand jury was reported to have begun investigating the killings. The report said the grand jury heard 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.