Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A boy named Nelson was held in the jail in Helena, Arkansas. According to the Helena Journal, as reprinted in the Alexandria Gazette in January 1846, an armed mob broke into the jail, took him from his cell, and held a mock trial before hanging him from a gate post the next day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Helena Journal account, reprinted in the Alexandria Gazette, says an armed mob broke into the Helena, Arkansas jail, took the prisoner from his cell and hanged him after a mock trial.
Reported by: Helena Journal, as reported in the Alexandria Gazette (reporters).