Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Madison Parish, Louisiana

Five people of Italian origin were taken from a jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, by a mob and hanged, according to a presidential message to Congress reported in The Grenada Sentinel in December 1899. The deaths led to renewed diplomatic friction with the Italian government.

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

Reported by: presidential message to Congress.

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