Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 25, 1904 · Batesville

A man held in the Batesville jail was taken from the jail by a mob on Friday, November 25, 1904, and killed. The Pine Bluff Daily Graphic reported that he was apparently unconscious at the time. Some people believed his collapse came from fear.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report