Pie Hill

Pie Hill, a Black man held pretrial in the Marshall, Texas, jail, was taken from the jail by a mob in the early morning of April 30, 1909, and hanged, along with two other men held there. Newspaper accounts say militia had guarded the jail for several days and were withdrawn or relieved shortly before the mob formed, and that the crowd took the authorities by surprise. Pie Hill's family and life are not described in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Palestine Daily Herald reported that a mob marched on the Marshall jail about 2 a.m., took Pie Hill and two other men out and hanged them, after militia guarding the jail had been withdrawn.

Reported by: Palestine Daily Herald (reporters).

News reports (8)

• Palestine Daily Herald, April 30, 1909, page 3 Palestine Daily Herald, April 30, 1909
• The Paducah Evening Sun, April 30, 1909, page 1 The Paducah Evening Sun, April 30, 1909
• Alexandria Gazette, April 30, 1909, page 3 Alexandria Gazette, April 30, 1909
• The New Haven Union, April 30, 1909, page 6 The New Haven Union, April 30, 1909
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, April 30, 1909, page 12 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, April 30, 1909
• The Washington Times, April 30, 1909, page 10 The Washington Times, April 30, 1909
• Evening Star, April 30, 1909, page 1 Evening Star, April 30, 1909
• Laredo Weekly Times, May 2, 1909, page 11 Laredo Weekly Times, May 2, 1909