Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died 1891 · New Orleans

In 1891, according to a Crittenden Press editorial published in 1900, a mob took eleven prisoners from the jail in New Orleans and put them to death. The editorial cites the killings as an example of mob violence that local courts could not prosecute.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Crittenden Press editorial (reporters).

News report

Crittenden Press, August 30, 1900, page 7 Crittenden Press, August 30, 1900

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