Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took five Italian men from the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, and hanged them, according to The Age-Herald's December 1899 account. The men are not named in the source. State authorities and an Italian government representative investigated the killings and reached differing conclusions, particularly about the men's claimed citizenship. As of that report, the state had not identified or punished anyone responsible, and a federal investigation was still under way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: state authorities; Italian government representative.