Samuel Lewis
Samuel Lewis was held in the jail at Jupiter, Florida, which other newspapers name as Juno, in August 1895. Before dawn on August 18, a mob broke into the jail, and according to a Jacksonville Times-Union special report, the jailer handed over the keys. The mob took him from his cell, hanged him from a telegraph pole in front of the courthouse, and shot his body. Several accounts say the jailer was shot and killed during the attack, and The Record-Union reports that a deputy fired at the mob before they entered.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Jacksonville Times-Union and Record-Union report that a mob took Samuel Lewis from the jail at Jupiter, Florida, after the jailer handed over the keys, and hanged him from a telegraph pole.
Reported by: Jacksonville Times-Union special report (reporters); The Record-Union (reporters); Shiner Gazette (reporters).