Died in jail or a lockup
Ware
Ware, a Black man, was held at a jail when a mob overpowered the jailer, according to a Little Rock, Ark., dispatch reprinted in the Evening Times on August 4, 1899. The dispatch reports that the mob took him from the jail and hanged him. It names him only by surname.
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 and hanged Ware, who was taken from the jail.
Reported by: Little Rock, Ark. dispatch reprinted in the Evening Times (reporters).