Robert Lee

Robert Lee was executed by hanging in the jail yard in St. Augustine, Florida, on the morning of Friday, August 2, 1901, before a large crowd, according to the newspaper account. The report says he died of strangulation about 15 minutes after the drop. On the gallows he protested that he was innocent, a claim the account reports but does not test. Sources available for this record say nothing else about who he was.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. On the gallows, Robert Lee protested that he was innocent, according to the newspaper account.

Reported by: St. Augustine newspaper account (reporters).

Source

• The L'Anse Sentinel, August 10, 1901, page 6 The L'Anse Sentinel, August 10, 1901