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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 11, 1882 · Butlerville, Arkansas

On the night of Sunday, June 11, 1882, a mob took three people from the jail at Butlerville, Arkansas, where they were being held, and hanged them. One of the three was a Black person. Their names are not given in the account, and the jail is the place where they had been held when the mob took them.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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