John Harrison
John Harrison, a Black man, was in the custody of deputy sheriffs in Malvern, Arkansas, on February 3, 1922, when a mob took him from the officers at the Missouri Pacific Station and shot him to death. According to the summary of the record, the deputies had kept him hidden through the evening and planned to move him to Arkadelphia for safekeeping. The mob reportedly forced the train's engineer to hold the train, found him under a seat, and forced Deputy Sheriff S. H. Leiper to give him up. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died at the hands of parties unknown, and little is recorded about his life beyond this.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died at the hands of parties unknown after deputies gave him up to a mob.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).