Died in jail or a lockup
Rip Bell
Rip Bell was held in the jail in Dover, Tennessee, in October 1926. On the night of October 8, a mob of about 75 men took him from the jail, carried him across the Cumberland River and hanged him, according to a news dispatch. A later account says his body, riddled with bullets, was found the next morning hanging from a tree. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died at the hands of unknown parties.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rip Bell from the Dover, Tennessee jail, carried him across the Cumberland River and hanged him; a coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died at the hands of unknown parties.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); news dispatch.