The lynching of three Italians in Louisiana has become a subject of international enquiry.
August 22, 1896
Summary
Italian tourists in Louisiana are lynched, bringing the subject of lynching briefly to international attention.
Transcription
The lynching of three Italians in Louisiana has become a subject of international enquiry.
Baron Fava, the Italian Ambassador has been instructed to demand the facts relative to the horrible murders and ascertain whether or not the persons so unceremoniously deprived of life were under the protecting arm of His Majesty's government.
It will be remembered that our government had to pay some twenty five thousand dollars for an offence of this kind. The question arises, how long will the other states of the Union be willing to defray a pro rata part of the expense of the cost of lawless outrages committed in Louisiana?
Baron Fava, the Italian Ambassador has been instructed to demand the facts relative to the horrible murders and ascertain whether or not the persons so unceremoniously deprived of life were under the protecting arm of His Majesty's government.
It will be remembered that our government had to pay some twenty five thousand dollars for an offence of this kind. The question arises, how long will the other states of the Union be willing to defray a pro rata part of the expense of the cost of lawless outrages committed in Louisiana?
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Liam Eynan
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“The lynching of three Italians in Louisiana has become a subject of international enquiry.,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed February 19, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1650.