Lewis Spear

Item

The Lynching of:
Lewis Spear
Lynching Event Data for
Lewis Spear
Attempted Lynching
en No
County of Lynching
Elmore County
Location of Lynching
Swayback Bridge
Date of Lynching
06/17/1898
Method of Lynching
en Shot and Hanged
Accused Crime or Social Transgression
en Arson
en Accomplice to Murder
Primary Accusers
en Unknown
Race of Primary Accusers
en Unknown
Sex of Primary Accusers
en Unknown
Primary Subject of Accusation
en Group of Individuals
Race of Primary Subject of Accusation
en White
Sex of Primary Subject of Accusation
en Multiple
Size of Mob
en 100-500
Race of Mob
en White
Legal Ramification
en No
Names of Primary Accusers or Subjects of Accusation
William Carden, Amy Carden, and William Carlee
Names of Involved Government Officials
Gov. Johnston
Case Identified By:
en Alabama Memory Project
en Tuskegee
en CSDE
en EJI