Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Arkansas

A man surnamed Harris was held in a jail near Roseville, Arkansas, according to a Weekly Arkansas Gazette account published in November 1874. The paper reports that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him.

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

Reported by: Weekly Arkansas Gazette (reporters).

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