Wil Bennett, Jr.

Wil Bennett, Jr. was held in the jail in Fayetteville, West Virginia, in July 1920. According to a report in the Bucyrus Evening Telegraph published July 26, 1920, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. He was a man, and this account is the only source we have for his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Wil Bennett, Jr. from the jail in Fayetteville, West Virginia, and lynched him, according to a brief report that gives no further details of how the jail responded.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph, July 26, 1920, page 2 The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph, July 26, 1920