Calvin Hall
Calvin Hall, a man of 72, was held at the Lookout hotel in Modoc County, California, where he had been staying to be near his sons, who were also held there. In the early hours of June 1, 1901, a mob of about 30 to 50 men took him and the others from their guards and hanged them from a bridge over Pit River, according to period newspaper reports. The guards were forced to go along with the mob, and the papers say they were overpowered rather than describing whether they resisted or handed the men over. Some accounts describe the men as held in a jail, and others as held at the hotel. A later trial over the killings is reported, but no one charged is named in the accounts.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1901 Lookout, Modoc County, California mob took Calvin Hall and four other men from guards and hanged them from a bridge over Pit River, according to newspaper dispatches.
Reported by: Susanville dispatch, June 1, 1901 (reporters); newspaper dispatch datelined Bieber, Cal. (reporters); The Monticellonian editorial (reporters); Alturas, Cal. report of the trial of a man indicted for being in the mob (court).
Sources (14)
- Evening Journal, June 1, 1901, page 1
- The Indianapolis Journal, June 1, 1901, page 1
- Phillipsburg Herald, June 4, 1901, page 1
- Barbour County Index, June 5, 1901, page 1
- The News-Herald, June 6, 1901, page 2
- The Pioneer Press, June 6, 1901, page 7
- Griggs Courier, June 6, 1901, page 2
- The Monticellonian, June 7, 1901, page 2
- The Kinsley Graphic, June 7, 1901, page 6
- Barton County Democrat, June 7, 1901, page 3
- Baxter Springs News, June 8, 1901, page 6
- Grand Rapids Herald-Review, June 8, 1901, page 2
- The Salt Lake Herald, December 12, 1901, page 2
- The San Francisco Call, January 7, 1908, page 4