Died in jail or a lockup
Mob Austin
Mob Austin, a Black man, was held in the Marion jail in Crittenden County, Arkansas. In the early hours of March 18, 1910, a mob of up to 50 men forced a deputy sheriff downtown to hand over the jail keys, then took Austin from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the jail yard. The jail had been left without a guard, and the sheriff was out of town searching for escaped prisoners at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of up to 50 men took the jail keys from a deputy sheriff, took Austin from the Marion jail and hanged him in the jail yard.
Reported by: news reports.