Eph Hale
Eph Hale was held in the Huntsville jail in Madison County, Alabama, with Ben Evans. On April 17, 1878, according to the Memphis Daily Appeal citing its Huntsville correspondent, a mob of several hundred men broke in, took the two men out and hanged them, and left their bodies hanging from the same limb. The paper reports that the sheriff could not get guards and that jail officers offered only a simple protest. Hale and Evans asked Rev. Mr. Gordon to pray for them, and he did so.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Memphis Daily Appeal, citing its Huntsville correspondent, reports a mob of several hundred men took Eph Hale from the Huntsville jail and hanged him, and that the jail officers offered no resistance beyond a simple protest.
Reported by: Memphis Daily Appeal, citing its Huntsville correspondent (reporters).