Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a December 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen people held in a Louisiana parish jail were taken out and shot by Ku-Klux during the fall 1868 election campaign. The editorial names none of those killed. The account comes from that single editorial, which describes the killings as a mob taking captives from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An 1876 Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports, says Ku-Klux shot thirteen captives taken from a Louisiana parish jail during the 1868 campaign.
Reported by: Emporia News editorial (reporters); Congressional reports.