Died in jail or a lockup
Isaac Kutlin
Isaac Kutlin, a Black man, was held in the Marion jail in Marion, Arkansas, in November 1874. The Daily Gazette reported that on the night of Monday, November 30, a mob of about sixty armed men took him from the jail and shot him dead. The newspaper did not name its source for this account. The sheriff's and jailer's response to the mob is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Gazette reports that a mob of sixty armed men took him from the Marion jail and shot him dead.
Reported by: The Daily Gazette (reporters).