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Lum You
Lum You | |
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![[photograph of Lum You]](view.php?q=Lum_You&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lum_You_(Morning_Oregonian).png) Lum You | |
| Born | c. 1861[1] |
| Died | January 31, 1902 (aged 40 or 41) South Bend, Washington, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Pacific County, Washington |
| Occupation | Cannery worker |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Assault, murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
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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