Died in jail or a lockup
McArthur (three uncles of Charles Stewart; first names not given)
Three men named McArthur, uncles of Charles Stewart, were being taken by a sheriff from Perryville toward Little Rock, Arkansas. A River Falls Journal item published June 2, 1892, reports that a mob took the three men from the sheriff and lynched them, with the death dated May 31, 1892. The item says the sheriff had not arrived in Little Rock as expected. Their first names are not given in the source.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Journal news item reports that three McArthur men, uncles of Charles Stewart, were taken from a sheriff who was bringing them from Perryville toward Little Rock and lynched.
Reported by: Journal news item (reporters).