Aaron McPete

Aaron McPete was held in the Monroe County jail in June 1879. A group of about fifty armed men took him from the jail in the early afternoon, drove him about half a mile away and hanged him. The Sun reported that he made a brief speech before he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Sun, June 7, 1879, page 3 The Sun, June 7, 1879