Died in jail or a lockup
Dennis Rieard
Dennis Rieard was held in the Monroe County jail in Clarendon, Arkansas, in August 1898. According to a news report published the next day, a mob took him and four other men from the jail around midnight on August 10 and hanged them near the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a mob took Dennis Rieard from the Monroe County jail at Clarendon, Arkansas, around midnight and hanged him near the jail.
Reported by: news report.