Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a December 1876 Emporia News editorial citing Congressional reports, thirteen captives were taken from a jail in a Louisiana parish and shot by Ku-Klux during the fall 1868 election campaign. The editorial gives no names for those killed. It describes the killings as election violence, and the reports it cites are the only source for the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Emporia News editorial, citing Congressional reports, says Ku-Klux shot thirteen captives taken from a Louisiana parish jail during the fall 1868 campaign.
Reported by: Emporia News editorial (reporters); Congressional reports (outside investigators).