Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to an 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen people were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish and shot by members of the Ku-Klux during the fall 1868 campaign. The editorial names none of the people killed. It does not say how the jail held them or whether its officers resisted or handed them 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).