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 by Ku-Klux during the fall 1868 election campaign. The editorial places the killings within the election violence of that campaign. The account rests on the Congressional reports it cites.
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 during the 1868 campaign.
Reported by: The Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports (reporters).