Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black boy who belonged to the estate of Samuel McMorin was held in the Saline County jail in Arkansas, and his name was not recorded in the account. The Little Rock Democrat reported that on October 23, 1854, a mob forcibly took him from the jail and hanged him. He was one of the people held in that jail whose lives were lost when a crowd entered the building and killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Little Rock Democrat reported that a mob forcibly removed him from the Saline County jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Little Rock Democrat (reporters).