Samuel Lewis

Samuel Lewis, a Black man, was held in the jail at Atlanta, Georgia, in April 1883, according to newspaper dispatches printed that month. The reports say a mob of about seventy-five people took him from custody on the night of April 9 and hanged him. The papers disagree on the place: one dispatch names the jail at Amberson's Station, Alabama, and another says he was taken from a guard at Ambersden, Cherokee County. None of the sources say whether jail staff resisted the mob or handed over the keys.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: The Weekly Democratic Statesman, citing Atlanta and Montgomery dispatches (reporters); The Daily Dispatch, citing an Atlanta dispatch (reporters); Daily Los Angeles Herald report of Atlanta dispatch (reporters).

News reports (9)

• Daily Evening Bulletin, April 11, 1883, page 3 Daily Evening Bulletin, April 11, 1883
• The Daily Dispatch, April 11, 1883, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, April 11, 1883
• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 11, 1883, page 2 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 11, 1883
• Daily Los Angeles Herald, April 11, 1883, page 2 Daily Los Angeles Herald, April 11, 1883
• The Weekly Democratic Statesman, April 12, 1883, page 5 The Weekly Democratic Statesman, April 12, 1883
• Daily Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1883, page 2 Daily Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1883
• Daily Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1883, page 1 Daily Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1883
• Huntsville Gazette, April 14, 1883, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, April 14, 1883
• Staunton Spectator, April 17, 1883, page 2 Staunton Spectator, April 17, 1883