Died in jail or a lockup
Richard Washington
Richard Washington was one of three Black men held in the custody of the sheriff at McGhee, Arkansas, when a mob took them from the sheriff and hanged them to a tree on September 21, 1894, according to The Morning News. The newspaper reports that the sheriff gave the men up to the crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.