Died in jail or a lockup
Dr. Flood
Dr. Flood was one of two people held in the jail at Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, in September 1883. According to The Harrison Times, a mob broke open the jail, took Dr. Flood and the other prisoner, and hanged Dr. Flood from an iron bridge. The paper does not say whether the jailer or other officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the prisoners over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched