Hellem
Hellem, a Black man, was held in the jail at Luxora, Arkansas, in September 1903. According to a Memphis dispatch quoted in the Stark County Democrat, a mob overpowered the sheriff, took Hellem from the jail and hanged him from a water tank, leaving his body there until morning. The dispatch places the killing on the night of September 18, 1903. The date comes from the dispatch's September 19 dateline, and the account is reported by the paper.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Memphis dispatch in the Stark County Democrat says a mob overpowered the sheriff at Luxora, Arkansas, took Hellem from the jail and hanged him to a water tank.
Reported by: Memphis, Tenn. dispatch quoted in the Stark County Democrat (reporters).