Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Arkansas

A man was taken from a jail near Roseville, Arkansas, by a mob, according to an 1874 newspaper rebuttal. The paper reports that he was hanged, along with two men surnamed Harris, who were also taken from the jail.

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

Reported by: Weekly Arkansas Gazette (reporters).

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