David Coleman
David Coleman was in the custody of sheriff's deputies in Mayeaville, Kentucky, after they brought him to the courthouse on December 6, 1899, according to a news dispatch. A crowd of about 1,000 people took him from the deputies, dragged him through the streets to a hill, and burned him to death at a tree after tying a rope over his head. The news dispatch reports that the sheriff and guards tried to stop the crowd but could not.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about 1,000 took David Coleman from sheriff's deputies at the Mayeaville court house, dragged him to a hill and burned him at a tree, according to a news dispatch; the sheriff and guards tried to stop them but could not.
Reported by: news dispatch.