Died in jail or a lockup
Taylor
John Taylor was held in the jail at Dardanelle, Arkansas, in September 1881. Several newspapers report that a mob of armed men, nearly a hundred by one count, broke into the jail around midnight on a Saturday, overpowered the guards and secured the keys. The men took Taylor from his cell, dragged him through the streets and hanged him from a tree. The jail's guards were overpowered, and the keys were taken by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Little Rock press dispatch (reporters).