Died in jail or a lockup
Arthur Bell
Arthur Bell, a Black man, was being held at the Princeton jail in Princeton, Kentucky. Early in the morning of June 4, 1915, a group of masked men overpowered Jailer Throckmorton and took Bell from the jail, according to The Bee. The Bee reported that the men then escaped before authorities could be alerted. The Hattiesburg News reported that the mob hanged Bell from a nearby tree on the day of its report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.