Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Eleven Italian men were killed by a mob while held in the parish prison in New Orleans, according to an April 1891 report. The mob took them from the prison and killed them. A grand jury began investigating the killings and heard testimony from the mob's leader and from the Italian consul.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.