Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five men of Italian origin, held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, were taken from it by a mob and hanged, according to a report published in December 1899. The killings were described in the report as a lynching, and the Italian government expressed concern about them. The men's names are not given in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.