Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in an Arkansas jail was taken from it by a crowd in May 1860 and hanged, according to The Arkansian newspaper. The paper reports that Sheriff Crawford tried to stop the crowd but was unable to. According to the paper, a meeting was held at the courthouse before the crowd went to the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Arkansian reported that an excited crowd seized him from the jail and hanged him, and that the sheriff, Mr. Crawford, tried but could not stop them.
Reported by: The Arkansian (reporters).