Died in jail or a lockup
Sam Jackson
Sam Jackson was held in the jail at Hamborg, Arkansas, in September 1884. According to a short newspaper dispatch datelined Monticello, masked men took Sam Jackson from the jail and hanged him to a tree. The dispatch places the killing on September 6, 1884.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short newspaper dispatch says masked men took him from the jail at Hamborg and hanged him to a tree.
Reported by: news reports.