Name not reported

A Black man held in the jail at DeWitt, Arkansas, was taken from the jail by a mob early on August 11, 1916. The mob carried him to Stuttgart, Arkansas, and hanged him there. He was killed by the mob after being removed from the custody of the DeWitt jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the man from the jail at DeWitt, Arkansas, carried him to Stuttgart and hanged him, and the account says his body was riddled with bullets.

Reported by: Historical newspaper account (1916) (reporters).

Source

• The Cordele Dispatch, August 16, 1916, page 7 The Cordele Dispatch, August 16, 1916