Charles Hill
Charles Hill, who was Black, was held in the Paducah jail in Kentucky. On the night of June 9, 1892, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, and newspaper estimates of the crowd ranged from about 200 people to several thousand. Accounts differ on how the mob got in: one report says the jailer first refused to give up the keys before going with the men to Hill's cell and opening the door, while another says he handed the keys over under pressure. One report says the authorities did not resist and that half the police force was among the onlookers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Charles Hill from the Paducah jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, with the jailer handing over his keys.
Reported by: newspaper dispatch from Paducah, June 10, 1892 (reporters).