Eph Hall
Eph Hall was a Black man held in the Huntsville jail in Madison County, Alabama. According to the Memphis Daily Appeal, citing its Huntsville correspondent, a mob of several hundred men took him from the jail on April 17, 1878, and hanged him along with Ben Evans and a third man. The sheriff was reported to have been unable to get guards, and the officers at the jail offered no resistance beyond a simple protest. The same report says Hall and Evans asked Rev. Mr. Gordon to pray for them, and that 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 Hall from the Huntsville jail and hanged him along with Ben Evans.
Reported by: Memphis Daily Appeal, citing its Huntsville correspondent (reporters).