Will Caldwell
Will Caldwell, a Black man, was held in the custody of a deputy sheriff near Osceola, Arkansas, in September 1895, according to several newspaper dispatches of the time. The papers report that a mob took him from the deputy, hanged him from a tree limb and shot him many times. One account, from the Forrest City Times, says he was held in Mississippi County and gave his last words before he was killed. The papers do not say whether the deputy resisted or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob reportedly took Will Caldwell from a deputy sheriff near Osceola, Arkansas, hanged him from a limb and shot him many times, according to 1895 newspaper dispatches.
Reported by: news dispatches in 1895 newspapers (Age-Herald, Osceola and Arkansas reports) (reporters).
News reports (7)
- The Morning News, September 12, 1895, page 1
- Birmingham Age-Herald, September 12, 1895, page 3
- The Times, September 12, 1895, page 1
- Alexandria Gazette, September 13, 1895, page 2
- The Atlanta Constitution, September 16, 1895, page 3
- Staunton Spectator, September 18, 1895, page 2
- The Forrest City Times, September 20, 1895, page 8