Died in custody
Name not reported
Two Black men were killed on December 1, 1887, at Cat Island, Arkansas. The Iowa Plain Dealer, in an account published December 8, 1887, described their deaths as occurring in a fight with white men. The paper reported that the two men were shot down at their trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The newspaper reports that the two men were shot down in a fight with white people at Cat Island, Arkansas, and does not say who held them or who fired.
Reported by: newspaper account (historical report) (reporters).