Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 6, 1878 · Johnson County, Arkansas

A Black man held in the jail at Clarksville, Arkansas, was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of November 6, 1878, and hanged.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report