Died in custody
Abe Craine
Abe Craine, a Black man, was one of three men taken from the town marshal in Bearden, Arkansas, on May 9, 1893, and killed by a mob that hanged them from telegraph poles. The Magnolia Reporter's account says the marshal held the men when the mob took them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Abe Craine from the town marshal and hanged him on a telegraph pole in Bearden.
Reported by: news reports.