August 25, 1891 – Ouray, Colorado: Armed Mob Lynches a Chinese Assault Suspect

[AI-generated placeholder. Deeper narrative coming soon.] In August 1891, in Ouray, Colorado, an armed mob lynched a Chinese man named Lee Quong (also reported as “Lee Oman”) who had been jailed for allegedly attempting to assault a young girl. As officers tried to move the prisoner to safety, a group of townsmen intercepted them. According to one dispatch, Lee Quong “was shot twice and will die,” apparently at the hands of the enraged father of the girl (San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 26, 1891). The mortally wounded prisoner was then hanged from a bridge outside town. Local newspapers noted that the community felt little remorse. No participant in the lynching was convicted, illustrating how even formal court protection could be undone by a determined mob.