Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
He was the son of Judge William R. Bennett, a former judge of the criminal court in his county, and was described as a writer and editor. On July 25, 1920, a mob of about 100 people took him from the jail in Fayetteville, where he was being held, and killed him. The jail held him when the mob came, and it was the jail's custody that the mob broke into.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chronicling America historical newspaper page (reporters).