Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five men of Italian origin were held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob took them out and hanged them, according to a report in The Forrest City Times in December 1899. A message reported in the paper described the men as Italian subjects and called the killings a lynching. The message said the matter was of concern to the government of Italy.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.