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Bell Allen

Mercer County, West Virginia

Bell Allen, who was Black, was held in the jail at Princeton, West Virginia. According to The Lebanon Express, which reported it on April 4, 1890, a mob took Bell Allen from the jail and shot them to death. Bell Allen's killing is recorded in that 1890 newspaper report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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