Died in jail or a lockup

Hud Drake

died July 1899 · Corning Jail, Clay County, Arkansas

Hud Drake was being held in the Corning jail in Clay County, Arkansas, in July 1899. According to a report from Little Rock carried by the Keowee Courier, a group of young men and boys overpowered the jailer, took Drake from the jail and shot him to death. The report described the killing as a lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of young men and boys overpowered the jailer at the Corning jail, took Hud Drake out and shot him, and a Little Rock report called it a lynching.

Reported by: Little Rock report (July 11, 1899) (reporters).

Source

Keowee Courier, July 13, 1899, page 2 Keowee Courier, July 13, 1899

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