Lewis Patrick

Lewis Patrick, a Black man, was held in the Beaufort jail in North Carolina in June 1899. A mob took him from the jail on the night of June 13 or 14, and a newspaper dispatch reports that about seventy-five shots were fired into his body near Morehead City. The Beaufort coroner was told his body was hanging from a tree near Bogue, and another account says he was hidden on an island or in a swamp and evaded a sheriff's posse. The accounts differ on the timing and place of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Lewis Patrick from the Beaufort jail, and the Beaufort coroner said he was shot and hanged, while a News and Observer dispatch reports about seventy-five shots fired into his body.

Reported by: Beaufort coroner (medical examiner or coroner); News and Observer (Raleigh), via Morehead City correspondent (reporters).

News reports (10)

• Daily Public Ledger, June 15, 1899, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, June 15, 1899
• The Age-Herald, June 16, 1899, page 1 The Age-Herald, June 16, 1899
• The Houston Daily Post, June 16, 1899, page 2 The Houston Daily Post, June 16, 1899
• The Times, June 16, 1899, page 2 The Times, June 16, 1899
• Virginian-Pilot, June 20, 1899, page 7 Virginian-Pilot, June 20, 1899
• The Age-Herald, June 21, 1899, page 1 The Age-Herald, June 21, 1899
• The Weekly Corinthian, June 21, 1899, page 3 The Weekly Corinthian, June 21, 1899
• The Leader, June 21, 1899, page 3 The Leader, June 21, 1899
• The Morning News, June 22, 1899, page 1 The Morning News, June 22, 1899
• The Savannah Tribune, June 24, 1899, page 4 The Savannah Tribune, June 24, 1899