Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the Fayetteville jail in Washington County, Arkansas, was taken out by a crowd in May 1860 and hanged from a tree limb, according to a letter from Fayetteville printed in the Arkansas State Gazette. The letter says his case had been continued for want of witnesses when the crowd acted. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A correspondent writing from Fayetteville says a crowd took the man from the Fayetteville jail and hanged him from a tree limb.
Reported by: a correspondent writing from Fayetteville in a letter printed in the paper (reporters).