Died in jail or a lockup
William
William, a Black man, was held in the custody of the sheriff near Hot Springs, Arkansas, in December 1836. A mob took him from the sheriff and burned him to death, according to an account published in the Evening Star in 1904. The mob's act and the date come from that single newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.