Died in custody
John Kelly
John Kelly, a Black man, was in the custody of officers who were bringing him by train to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in February 1892. According to the Los Angeles Herald, a crowd took him from the officers when the train reached town. The paper reports that the crowd hanged him from a telegraph pole in front of the courthouse and then fired many shots into his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd took John Kelly from officers at the train, hanged him from a telegraph pole and fired many shots into his body.
Reported by: news reports.