Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In 1896, three Italian men were taken from a jail in Louisiana and lynched by a mob. According to the San Francisco Call's report of July 1897, the Senate agreed to pay $6,000 to the Italian Government as indemnity to the heirs, a payment made on humanitarian grounds and without accepting liability. The names of the men are not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: U.S. Senate.