Died in custody
Name not reported
A Rock Island Daily Argus dispatch from Smith, Arkansas, reported that a man being brought in by officers in Chickasaw County was taken from them by a vigilante group and hanged. The dispatch cited rumor on good authority, and the man's name is garbled in the archived text, so it is not recorded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Smith, Ark. dispatch, citing rumor on good authority, says a mob took one of the men being brought in by officers and hanged him.
Reported by: Smith, Ark. dispatch (reporters).