Died in jail or a lockup
Bob Austin
Bob Austin, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Marion. The Pocahontas Star Herald reported that a mob of about 300 people came to the jail overnight, between midnight and dawn, and took Bob Austin from it. According to the paper, the sheriff had left before the mob arrived and the deputy sheriff was overpowered, after which the mob killed Bob Austin in the courthouse yard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.