Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
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. Their names and ages are not given in the account, and no date is stated for the killings. 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.