Dave Lee

Dave Lee was held in the Madison County jail in Jefferson, Texas, in January 1914. Fifteen masked men took him from the jail and hanged him from a bridge, according to the Manchester Democrat. A Mountain Advocate account says the men broke into the jail to reach him. One report says the men took him from the jail; the other says they broke in, and neither says whether jail officers resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• Mountain Advocate, January 9, 1914, page 6 Mountain Advocate, January 9, 1914
• Manchester Democrat, January 14, 1914, page 6 Manchester Democrat, January 14, 1914