Died in custody
Name not reported
Three Black men were being held by officers at Dearjen, Arkansas, and their names are not given in the sources. Between midnight and dawn on May 9, 1893, a mob of about 300 men took them from the officers and lynched them. The paper reported that the men begged for mercy and that none was shown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 300 men took three Black men from the officers holding them at Dearjen and lynched them, according to the newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.