Levi Farrington

Levi Farrington was one of the Farrington brothers. According to a 1905 retrospective account in The Washington Times, he was confined in a house in Union City, Tennessee, because the local jail was not considered strong enough to hold him. The account says a mob shot him to death after first hanging a man who had tried to rescue him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Washington Times 1905 retrospective account says a mob shot Levi Farrington to death after he was confined in a house in Union City, where the jail was not considered strong enough.

Reported by: Washington Times 1905 retrospective account (reporters).

News report

• The Washington Times, September 17, 1905, page 37 The Washington Times, September 17, 1905