Died in jail or a lockup
Andrew Crum
Andrew Crum, about 35, owned around 400 acres of land on Island 37 and was reputed to be worth about $25,000. He was being held in the Osceola jail in Arkansas on the afternoon of August 12, 1915, while a federal court hearing on his request for release was in progress. According to the newspaper report, a mob of fifteen men overpowered the jailer, took Andrew from the jail and shot him to death. Andrew was killed by a mob that had taken him from the jail where he was being held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of fifteen men overpowered the jailer, took Andrew Crum from the Osceola jail and shot him, according to the report.
Reported by: news reports.