Died in custody
Doc Benson
Doc Benson, a Black man, was one of three men held by the town marshal in Bearden, Arkansas, when a mob took them from custody on May 9, 1893. The mob hanged the three men from telegraph poles. It is not known whether the marshal resisted the mob or gave the men up.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Doc Benson from the town marshal and hanged him on a telegraph pole.
Reported by: news reports.