Died in jail or a lockup
Moore
Moore was held in an Arkansas jail when a mob took him and hanged him, according to advices received at Little Rock and reported in the Evening Star in October 1886. He was in the custody of that jail when the mob killed him. The report of his death is the only account of it found in this record.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Advices received at Little Rock, as reported by the Evening Star, say a mob hanged Moore after he was held in jail.
Reported by: Evening Star, citing advices received at Little Rock (reporters).