Mort Lee

Mort Lee was in the custody of officers from Fayette County, Virginia, who were transporting him when they reached Coolburg. A mob of about 2,000 people took him from the officers and hanged him there. He was 'hanged by a mob', according to the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 2,000 took Mort Lee from the officers escorting him and hanged him at Coolburg.

Reported by: officers from Fayette County, Va., escorting him (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Little Falls Transcript, July 17, 1879, page 2 Little Falls Transcript, July 17, 1879