Died in jail or a lockup
Waller Sullivan
Waller Sullivan, a Black man, was held in the jail at Portland, Arkansas, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree, according to The Seattle Star, which reported it on October 1, 1902. The account is brief and gives no details of the mob or any investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.