TENN. MOB SHOOTS 500 BULLETS INTO VICTIM
A mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail on a Friday night, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, with more than 500 bullets found in the corpse when it was discovered on Saturday; Bell had been awaiting trial on a charge of murder. Sheriff Ellis said masked men came to his home and demanded that Bell be handed over, and he did not say whether he recognized any of them.
Herbert Bell, held in the county jail at Dover while awaiting trial on a charge of murder, was taken out and hanged.
Closely following the lynching of three members of one family by a South Carolina mob, early Friday morning, October 8, a mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail Friday night, hung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets - more than 500 bullets being found in the corpse when it was discovered Saturday. Bell was awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
Sheriff Ellis stated that a mob of 75 masked men appeared at his home and demanded that Bell be surrendered. He did not say whether he recognized any members of the mob or not.
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TENN. MOB SHOOTS 500 BULLETS INTO VICTIM
A mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail on a Friday night, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, with more than 500 bullets found in the corpse when it was discovered on Saturday; Bell had been awaiting trial on a charge of murder. Sheriff Ellis said masked men came to his home and demanded that Bell be handed over, and he did not say whether he recognized any of them.
Herbert Bell, held in the county jail at Dover while awaiting trial on a charge of murder, was taken out and hanged.
Closely following the lynching of three members of one family by a South Carolina mob, early Friday morning, October 8, a mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail Friday night, hung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets - more than 500 bullets being found in the corpse when it was discovered Saturday. Bell was awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
Sheriff Ellis stated that a mob of 75 masked men appeared at his home and demanded that Bell be surrendered. He did not say whether he recognized any members of the mob or not.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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TENN. MOB SHOOTS 500 BULLETS INTO VICTIM
A mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail on a Friday night, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, with more than 500 bullets found in the corpse when it was discovered on Saturday; Bell had been awaiting trial on a charge of murder. Sheriff Ellis said masked men came to his home and demanded that Bell be handed over, and he did not say whether he recognized any of them.
Herbert Bell, held in the county jail at Dover while awaiting trial on a charge of murder, was taken out and hanged.
Closely following the lynching of three members of one family by a South Carolina mob, early Friday morning, October 8, a mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail Friday night, hung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets - more than 500 bullets being found in the corpse when it was discovered Saturday. Bell was awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
Sheriff Ellis stated that a mob of 75 masked men appeared at his home and demanded that Bell be surrendered. He did not say whether he recognized any members of the mob or not.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
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TENN. MOB SHOOTS 500 BULLETS INTO VICTIM
A mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail on a Friday night, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, with more than 500 bullets found in the corpse when it was discovered on Saturday; Bell had been awaiting trial on a charge of murder. Sheriff Ellis said masked men came to his home and demanded that Bell be handed over, and he did not say whether he recognized any of them.
Herbert Bell, held in the county jail at Dover while awaiting trial on a charge of murder, was taken out and hanged.
Closely following the lynching of three members of one family by a South Carolina mob, early Friday morning, October 8, a mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail Friday night, hung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets - more than 500 bullets being found in the corpse when it was discovered Saturday. Bell was awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
Sheriff Ellis stated that a mob of 75 masked men appeared at his home and demanded that Bell be surrendered. He did not say whether he recognized any members of the mob or not.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
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TENN. MOB SHOOTS 500 BULLETS INTO VICTIM
A mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail on a Friday night, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, with more than 500 bullets found in the corpse when it was discovered on Saturday; Bell had been awaiting trial on a charge of murder. Sheriff Ellis said masked men came to his home and demanded that Bell be handed over, and he did not say whether he recognized any of them.
Herbert Bell, held in the county jail at Dover while awaiting trial on a charge of murder, was taken out and hanged.
Closely following the lynching of three members of one family by a South Carolina mob, early Friday morning, October 8, a mob at Dover, Tenn., took Herbert Bell from the county jail Friday night, hung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets - more than 500 bullets being found in the corpse when it was discovered Saturday. Bell was awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
Sheriff Ellis stated that a mob of 75 masked men appeared at his home and demanded that Bell be surrendered. He did not say whether he recognized any members of the mob or not.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The St. Paul Echo, October 23, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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