Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen captives were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish during the fall 1868 election campaign and shot by Ku-Klux. The editorial names none of those killed. Its account is that the men were shot after being taken from the jail, and the editorial, not the original reports, is the source for these details.
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).