Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1891 a mob broke into the jail in New Orleans, took eleven prisoners out and put them to death, according to an 1900 editorial in the Crittenden Press. The editorial cited the killings as an example of mob violence that local courts had been unable to prosecute. No other source here describes how the jail staff responded or whether anyone was charged.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1900 Crittenden Press editorial says a mob took eleven prisoners from the New Orleans jail in 1891 and put them to death.
Reported by: Crittenden Press editorial (reporters).