Jim Smith

Jim Smith, a Black man, was one of five men held by guards at St. Charles, Arkansas, in March 1904. According to a dispatch to the Arkansas Gazette, a crowd took the five men from the guards and shot them to death on the night of March 24, 1904. Other newspapers reprinted the same account of the killings.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch to the Arkansas Gazette reports that a crowd took Jim Smith and four other men from the guards at St. Charles, Arkansas, and shot them to death.

Reported by: The Arkansas Gazette (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Montgomery Advertiser, March 26, 1904, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, March 26, 1904
• The Times-Journal, March 30, 1904, page 2 The Times-Journal, March 30, 1904
• The Scranton Chronicle, April 2, 1904, page 1 The Scranton Chronicle, April 2, 1904