Lewis Spier

Lewis Spier was one of four people held in the Wetumpka jail in Alabama. On the night of June 16, 1898, a mob took him and three others from the jail, and according to a telephone report from Wetumpka, they hanged him the next morning about ten miles from the town. Troops sent from Montgomery were unable to find the men in the hilly, wooded country.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telephone report from Wetumpka says a mob took Lewis Spier from the Wetumpka jail and hanged him.

Reported by: telephone report from Wetumpka, as reported by the paper (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Houston Daily Post, June 18, 1898, page 4 The Houston Daily Post, June 18, 1898
• The Daily Kentuckian, June 18, 1898, page 3 The Daily Kentuckian, June 18, 1898
• The Richmond Climax, June 22, 1898, page 1 The Richmond Climax, June 22, 1898