Here lie two criminals, lynched in Wichita Falls
ID: TX1896022601
Name(s) of People Lynched: Foster Crawford, Elmer ‘Kid’ Lewis
Number of People Lynched: 2
Race: White
Gender: Male
Lynching Date(s): 1896-02-26
Year Marker Erected: 2023
Erected by: Friends of Riverside Cemetery
City: Wichita Falls
County: Wichita
State: Texas
Marker Text: Here lie two criminals, lynched in Wichita Falls
Foster Crawford 1862-1896 Elmer “Kid” Lewis 1877-1896
Whether right or wrong, no mercy was shown as the vengeance of this community was quickly delivered for the horrendous crime they committed. May God rest their souls.
Foster Crawford 1862-1896 Elmer “Kid” Lewis 1877-1896
Whether right or wrong, no mercy was shown as the vengeance of this community was quickly delivered for the horrendous crime they committed. May God rest their souls.
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