Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Crossett, Arkansas, was taken from custody by a mob on Sunday, September 4, 1904. The mob hanged him from a tree about three miles from town and then shot him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Crossett, Arkansas jail, hanged him from a tree and shot him, according to the 1904 newspaper account.
Reported by: 1904 newspaper account (reporters).