Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five people of Italian origin were held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob took them out and hanged them. A national article published in December 1899 described their deaths as part of a series of lynchings of Italian people in 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.