Died in jail or a lockup
Goode Gray
Goode Gray, a Black man, was held in the jail at Rison, Arkansas. Early on the morning of July 4, 1898, a mob took him from the jail and killed him by hanging. According to the De Queen Bee, the sheriff surrendered the keys when the mob demanded them. His body was later found hanging from a telegraph pole near Kingsland.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Goode Gray from the Rison jail and lynched him; the sheriff surrendered the keys when the mob demanded them.
Reported by: Gazette special report (reporters).