Henry Allen

Henry Allen, a Black man, was held at the jail at Brinkley, Arkansas, when a mob took him from it on the night of January 10, 1893. Newspaper reports say the mob hanged him from a tree and shot his body. Reports also say Paul Scruggs, who was held with him, was taken and killed in the same way. One account places the jail at Cotton Plant, Arkansas, rather than Brinkley.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Henry Allen from the Brinkley, Arkansas jail and hanged him, and reports say they also shot him; the reports do not say whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: news reporting in the Record-Union and other papers (reporters).

News reports (5)

• The Evening Bulletin, January 12, 1893, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, January 12, 1893
• Los Angeles Herald, January 12, 1893, page 5 Los Angeles Herald, January 12, 1893
• The Record-Union, January 12, 1893, page 8 The Record-Union, January 12, 1893
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 13, 1893, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 13, 1893
• The Record-Union, January 13, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, January 13, 1893