Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen people were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish during the fall 1868 campaign and shot by Ku-Klux. The editorial names none of those killed. Whether the jail's officers resisted the seizure or handed the captives over is not stated in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The 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).