Died in custody
Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn, a 22-year-old Black man, was held in the custody of officers in Augusta, Arkansas. According to the Nevada County Picayune, a mob took him from those officers, carried him to an old mill shed in the city, and hanged him. The paper reported that the crowd was orderly and that no shots were fired.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Arthur Penn from officers in Augusta, Arkansas, and hanged him in an old mill shed.
Reported by: news reports.