[3] Lecián was born on 31 October 1900 in Uherský Ostroh and was brought up in a youth detention centre.

Immediately after his release, he began to commit crimes and was twice punished by the Regional Court of Uherské Hradiště.

They then committed a series of thefts, but on 21 December they split up in Bučovice, with Lecián staying in Moravia while Szekely left for Slovakia.

The public celebrated his courage, and songs were written about him, presenting him as a gallant cassarer who robbed the rich.

His popularity ended on 8 March, when he shot twice in Veselí nad Moravou at Chancellor Antonín Stuchlı, who was expecting a child shortly after his wedding.

They were forced to seize the weapon and kill the guard Ferenc Kisse but were eventually recaptured after a brief shootout.

After several years, the other person who tried to imitate Lecián was Jozef Prekop, a cousin of his, from Červený Kameň near Púchov.