Died in custody
Name not reported
Nine Black people were in the custody of Sheriff Riddick and his posse, who were taking them from Cat Island to the Marianna jail in Lee County, Arkansas, according to The Telegraph-Courier. An armed band took them from the officers after a struggle. The group was then hanged from a sycamore tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says an armed band of white men took the prisoners from Sheriff Riddick's posse and hanged them from a sycamore tree.
Reported by: the newspaper account (historical press report) (reporters).