Henry Bell

Henry Bell, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greenville, Mississippi. On January 24, 1907, while a deputy sheriff was taking him to Greenwood for a court appearance, a mob of about fifty men seized him from the officer. The mob carried him to a nearby railway bridge and hanged him. A coroner's jury found that he died at the hands of unknown parties.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A deputy sheriff had brought him back from Greenwood for court when a mob of about fifty men took him from the officer and hanged him from a railway bridge.

Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).

News report

• The Columbus Dispatch, January 31, 1907, page 8 The Columbus Dispatch, January 31, 1907