Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a December 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports on Louisiana election violence, thirteen captives were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish during the fall 1868 campaign and shot by Ku-Klux. The editorial gives no names, ages, or other details about those killed. It does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed the captives over.
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).