Died in jail or a lockup
Ware
Ware, a Black man, was held in a jail when a mob overpowered the jailer, took him out and hanged him, according to a Little Rock, Ark. dispatch reprinted in the Evening Times on August 4, 1899. The dispatch is the only account given, and it places the killing at a jail where one of two Black men surnamed Ware was held. Whether the jailer resisted the mob or handed over the keys is not stated in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Little Rock, Ark. dispatch reprinted in the Evening Times says a mob overpowered the jailer, took Ware from the jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Little Rock, Ark. dispatch reprinted in the Evening Times (reporters).