Died in jail or a lockup
Paul Scruggs
died January 11, 1893 · Cotton Plant jail, Woodruff County, Arkansas
Paul Scruggs, a Black man, was held in the jail at Brinkley, Arkansas, in January 1893. On the night of January 10, a mob of about 200 people took him from the jail, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, according to a news report published the next day. One account says another man, Henry Allen, was taken and killed with him.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
News reports (5)
- The Evening Bulletin, January 12, 1893, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, January 12, 1893
- Los Angeles Herald, January 12, 1893, page 5 Los Angeles Herald, January 12, 1893
- The Record-Union, January 12, 1893, page 8 The Record-Union, January 12, 1893
- Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 13, 1893, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 13, 1893
- The Record-Union, January 13, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, January 13, 1893