L. H. Dial
L. H. Dial came to Gatesville, Texas, looking for his brother-in-law, W. H. Lee. On May 1, 1868, County Judge Wm. W. Allen had him held in the county jail, and no complaint was entered against him and the proceedings were not recorded. That night a mob, which the judge's statement said was supposed to be the Ku-Klux, took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. An investigating officer's report questions the judge's handling of the confinement and suspects the sheriff's involvement in the killings in Coryell County.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). County Judge Wm. W. Allen says a mob supposed to be the Ku-Klux hanged Dial from a tree after taking him from the jail, while an investigating officer's report questions the judge's handling of the confinement and suspects the sheriff's involvement.
Reported by: Wm. W. Allen, County Judge of Coryell county (the agency that held him); investigating officer's report (outside investigators).