Died in jail or a lockup
Walker Lee
Walker Lee, a Black man, was hanged in August 1921 after a mob took him from a county jail, according to a short Kansas City dateline item in the Great Falls Tribune. The jail that held him is not named in the account. The 1921 report, which is brief and partly garbled, repeats an accusation against him that is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Walker Lee from a county jail and hanged him, according to a short 1921 newspaper item.
Reported by: Great Falls Tribune (reporters).