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William Lee

died May 11, 1900 · Hinton jail, Summers County, West Virginia

A masked crowd of about 100 men took William Lee from the Hinton jail in Hinton, West Virginia, at about 11:15 at night on May 11, 1900, and lynched him. He was being held in the jail when the mob came for him.

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

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