Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
A Black person whose name is not recorded was being led by officers to the jail at McGehee, in Desha County, Arkansas, on September 22, 1894. A mob took them from the officers, along with two others, swung them from telegraph poles and shot them. The Pine Bluff Daily Graphic condemned the killings and called for the people responsible to be brought to justice.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.