Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five men of Italian origin were taken from the jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, by a mob and hanged, according to a report published in December 1899. A message described in the account called the killings a lynching and a matter of concern for the government of Italy. The men were held in the jail when the mob took them and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.