Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five people of Italian origin were held in the jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob took them out and hanged them. A December 1899 newspaper article described the killings as the latest in a series of lynchings of Italians across the United States. The article called for federal action in response.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.