Collins

A man named Collins was held in the Madison County jail in Arkansas, and in 1868 The Van Buren Press reported that a group of men took him from the jail and shot him. The notice gives no first name, age, or exact date of death. The paper's account is the only source for these events, and it does not say how the sheriff or jailer responded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Van Buren Press reports that a party of men took Collins from the jail and shot him.

Reported by: The Van Buren Press (reporters).

News report

• The Van Buren Press, August 21, 1868, page 3 The Van Buren Press, August 21, 1868