Died in jail or a lockup
Albert Magness
Albert Magness, who was Black, was being held in an Arkansas jail when, according to a report in The Osceola Times in September 1877, a mob of more than 80 people broke into the jail. The crowd took him out and killed him in front of the courthouse. The paper reported this as having happened recently, before its publication date.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.