Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five people of Italian origin were taken from the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, and hanged by a mob, according to a News & Observer report published in December 1899. State authorities and a representative of the Italian Embassy investigated the killings and reached conflicting findings, especially on whether the victims were Italian citizens. A federal inquiry into the deaths was still in progress when the report was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
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