Died in jail or a lockup
James Barlet
James Barlet, a Black man, was held in the jail at Beebe, Arkansas. According to the Sturgis Advertiser, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him to a railroad sign, and a coroner's jury returned a verdict of death at the hands of unknown persons. A brief Herald-Advance item also reported a man lynched from the Beebe jail, but the jail's handling of the mob is not described in the sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took James Barlet from the Beebe, Arkansas, jail and hanged him to a railroad sign; a coroner's jury returned a verdict of death at the hands of unknown persons.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Herald-Advance (reporters).