Joe Woodman
Joe Woodman, a Black man from Rives, Arkansas, was held in the Dumas jail after the sheriff brought him there on July 5, 1905. A mob from Rives reached the station, and the sheriff got him into the jail only with great difficulty. Later that night the mob broke into the jail, which was poorly built, took him about half a mile from town, hanged him from a telegraph pole and shot him many times. A coroner's jury found that he died at the hands of persons unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he died at the hands of persons unknown after a mob broke open the Dumas jail, took him about half a mile from town and hanged him from a telegraph pole, shooting him many times.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); news reporting of the lynching.