Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Ware, a Black man, was held at the jail in Hampton, Arkansas. That night a mob overpowered the jailer, took him out of the jail and hanged him, according to press despatches from Little Rock. The killing was reported in August 1899.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Press despatches from Little Rock say a mob overpowered the jailer at Hampton, Arkansas, took the man from the jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Press despatches from Little Rock, Ark. (reporters).