Abe Bailey

Abe Bailey, a Black man, was one of five men held by guards at St. Charles, Arkansas, in March 1904, amid racial unrest in the area. According to newspaper accounts, a crowd took the five men from the guards and shot them to death on the night of March 24, 1904. One report, a special dispatch to the Arkansas Gazette, describes the killings in the same terms, while the other accounts leave the identity of the crowd unnamed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd took Abe Bailey and four other men from the guards at St. Charles, Arkansas, and shot them to death, according to a Arkansas Gazette dispatch.

Reported by: The Arkansas Gazette (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Montgomery Advertiser, March 26, 1904, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, March 26, 1904
• The Times-Journal, March 30, 1904, page 2 The Times-Journal, March 30, 1904
• The Scranton Chronicle, April 2, 1904, page 1 The Scranton Chronicle, April 2, 1904