Died in jail or a lockup
George Cheveyes
George Cheveyes was held in the jail at Pocahontas, Arkansas, when, according to a Gazette special dispatch, a mob of about 200 men broke into the jail on March 22, 1901. The men, some of them masked, took him out and hanged him. A coroner's jury had held him, and his trial had been postponed until the following week. The dispatch is the only account of the death in the sources available.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Gazette special dispatch from Pocahontas says a mob of about 200 men, some masked, broke into the jail, took George Cheveyes out and hanged him.
Reported by: Arkansas Gazette special dispatch from Pocahontas (reporters).