Jake Dodson

Jake Dodson was being held under guard in Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, after being captured in the woods nearby. According to a report datelined Point Pleasant, a mob marched to the jail on Thursday night, May 1, 1884, took him from the officers, and hanged him from a tree. Whether the officers resisted the mob is not stated in the account. The report is the only source describing his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report datelined Point Pleasant, W. Va., says a mob took Jake Dodson from the officers guarding him in Griffithsville and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: News report datelined Point Pleasant, W. Va. (reporters).

Source

• The Superior Times, May 10, 1884, page 1 The Superior Times, May 10, 1884