Died in jail or a lockup
X. G. Tally
X. G. Tally was held at the McNary jail near Alexandria, Louisiana. According to a dispatch citing parish authorities, a party of masked men took him from the jail on Wednesday night, May 17, 1916. Parish authorities later found his body, and the dispatch says he was lynched.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Parish authorities report that masked men took X. G. Tally from the McNary jail near Alexandria, Louisiana, and lynched him.
Reported by: Alexandria, La., dispatch citing parish authorities.