Died in custody
Name not reported
This person was one of nine Black people being held in custody by Sheriff Riddick's posse as they were taken from Cat Island to the Marianna jail in Lee County, Arkansas. An armed band of white men intercepted the group, struggled with the officers, and took the nine people from them. The mob then hanged them from a sycamore tree. The account of these events comes from the Telegraph-Courier's report of October 8, 1891.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper's account, an armed band of white men took the prisoners from Sheriff Riddick and his posse after a struggle and hanged them from a sycamore tree.
Reported by: the newspaper's account of the events (reporters).