Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 1901 · Ashley County, Arkansas

In June 1901, a man was being held in the jail at Hamburg, Arkansas. According to a weekly news summary in the Fair Play newspaper, a mob took him from the jail. The mob then lynched him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Fair Play newspaper, weekly news summary (reporters).

Source

Fair Play, June 22, 1901, page 1 Fair Play, June 22, 1901

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