Leaphart

Leaphart was being held at the Lexington jail in Lexington, South Carolina. According to a statement printed in The Lexington Dispatch in April 1891, a mob shot him to death at the jail on the night after a respite was rumored. Leaphart was a man, and the account gives no further details about his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A statement printed in the Dispatch in April 1891 says a mob shot Leaphart to death at the Lexington jail.

Reported by: the writer of the statement printed in the Dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Lexington Dispatch, April 8, 1891, page 2 The Lexington Dispatch, April 8, 1891