Died in custody
Name not reported
A 22-year-old man named Smith was being taken by deputy sheriffs to Little Rock for safekeeping when a mob took him from the officers and killed him, according to The Chicago Whip, which reported it in its December 16, 1922 edition from Morrilton, Arkansas. The deputies' response to the mob is not described. No exact date for the killing is given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.