Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 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 places the killings within the election violence in Louisiana that year. The account is attributed to the editorial and 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 in 1868.
Reported by: The Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports (reporters).