Name not reported

According to the President's annual message to Congress, reprinted in several December 1899 newspapers, five people of Italian origin were taken from a jail in Tallula, Louisiana, and hanged by a mob. The message gives no names and no exact date. It says state authorities and the Italian embassy each investigated the killings separately.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: President's message to Congress, as reprinted in the paper.

Sources (4)

• Foster'S Daily Democrat, December 5, 1899, page 2 Foster'S Daily Democrat, December 5, 1899
• The Evening Tribune, December 5, 1899, page 7 The Evening Tribune, December 5, 1899
• The Portland Daily Press, December 6, 1899, page 6 The Portland Daily Press, December 6, 1899
• The Somerset Reporter, December 7, 1899, page 2 The Somerset Reporter, December 7, 1899