Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen people held in a jail in a Louisiana parish were taken out and shot during the fall 1868 election campaign. The editorial attributes the killings to Ku-Klux, a mob that took the people from the jail and shot them. The account gives no names for those killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An 1876 Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports, says thirteen captives were taken from a Louisiana parish jail and shot by Ku-Klux in 1868.
Reported by: The Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports (reporters).