Lum You

Lum You
Lum You
Bornc. 1861
China
Died(1902-01-31)January 31, 1902 (aged 40 or 41)
South Bend, Washington, U.S.
Resting placePacific County, Washington
OccupationCannery worker
Criminal statusExecuted by hanging
ConvictionsFirst degree murder
Assault
Criminal penaltyDeath

Lum You (c. 1861 – January 31, 1902)—sometimes spelled Lum Yu—was an immigrant Chinese laborer and convicted murderer in the Pacific Northwest. He is famous for being the only person to have been legally executed in Pacific County, Washington, and for his death row prison break supposedly arranged by the very jailers charged with his captivity.

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