Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob killed eleven Italian men who were held in the Parish Prison in New Orleans, according to an 1891 report in The Big Stone Post. A grand jury then opened an investigation into the killings and heard from the leader of the mob. The Italian consul also gave the grand jury information about the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.