Lee Sellers

Lee Sellers was held in the jail at Knoxville, Tennessee. On the night of September 4, 1885, a mob stormed the jail, took him from his cell and hanged him from a bridge. The Iowa Plain Dealer reported that the mob fired several shots into him while he hung there. The Grenada Gazette reported that he maintained his innocence to the end.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Lee Sellers from the Knoxville jail, hanged him from a bridge and fired shots into his body, according to an 1885 newspaper account.

Reported by: newspaper account (Iowa Plain Dealer, 1885) (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 10, 1885, page 4 The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 10, 1885
• The Grenada Gazette, September 12, 1885, page 1 The Grenada Gazette, September 12, 1885