Died in jail or a lockup
Buck Taylor
A masked mob overpowered the jail guard at Monticello, Arkansas, took Buck Taylor, a Black man held in the jail there, and hanged him from a tree. The mob then shot him many times with buckshot. The account says the guard was overpowered but does not say whether he gave up the keys or resisted.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob overpowered the jail guard at Monticello, Arkansas, took Buck Taylor from the jail, hanged him from a tree and shot him many times with buckshot.
Reported by: news reports.