Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In June 1905, a Black man held at the Camden jail in Arkansas was taken from the jail by a mob, which carried him across the river and hanged him from a tree beside the road. Passengers on an incoming train saw his body. His name is not known from the account, and the newspaper report does not say whether the jailer resisted or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.