Shellenberger

Lee Shellenberger was held in the jail at Nebraska City, Nebraska, when a masked mob took him from the jail on the night of Saturday, July 23, 1887, and hanged him in the jail yard, according to the Daily Republican and the People and Patriot. The Hope Pioneer reported that the plan was carried out without any failure, and the Ellsworth American described the mob as German farmers. The People and Patriot reported that he protested his innocence to the last. Accounts differ on the date of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Lee Shellenberger from the Nebraska City jail and hanged him, according to the Daily Republican and other papers; the accounts do not say whether jail staff resisted.

Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters); The Hope Pioneer (reporters).

Sources (7)

• Daily Republican, July 25, 1887, page 1 Daily Republican, July 25, 1887
• Springfield Daily Republic, July 25, 1887, page 4 Springfield Daily Republic, July 25, 1887
• People And Patriot, July 28, 1887, page 5 People And Patriot, July 28, 1887
• Griggs Courier, July 29, 1887, page 2 Griggs Courier, July 29, 1887
• The Hope Pioneer, July 29, 1887, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, July 29, 1887
• The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 4, 1887, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 4, 1887
• Ellsworth American, August 4, 1887, page 2 Ellsworth American, August 4, 1887