Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Thirteen people held in the St. Landry Parish jail in Louisiana were taken from the jail and shot during the violence around the 1868 presidential election. An 1876 Independent Statesman article, citing Congressional reports, attributes the killings to the Ku Klux, which it describes as part of a campaign of violence against Republican voters. The article places the killings in 1868 without giving a specific date.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The 1876 Independent Statesman, citing Congressional reports, attributes the shootings to the Ku Klux during the 1868 election violence.
Reported by: Independent Statesman, citing Congressional reports (reporters).