Bill Allen

Bill Allen, a Black man, was held at the Princeton jail in Princeton, West Virginia, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him on March 11, 1890, according to The Iowa Plain Dealer, which reported it on March 20, 1890.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 20, 1890, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, March 20, 1890