Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An 1876 Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports, says that thirteen captives were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish during the fall 1868 campaign and shot by Ku-Klux. The editorial names none of the thirteen and gives no details about who they were. It does not say whether jail officers resisted the men who took them or handed them over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports, says Ku-Klux took thirteen captives from a Louisiana parish jail and shot them during the 1868 campaign.
Reported by: Emporia News editorial (reporters); Congressional reports.