Died in custody
Ralph Hills
According to an unnamed report from Atkinson, Nebraska, published in The Evening Bulletin in July 1894, a crowd took Ralph Hills, his son and another man from the officers holding them. The crowd hanged the three men near Bush Creek in the north part of the county. Ralph Hills is named in the account as one of the three men killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A report from Atkinson, Nebraska says a crowd took Ralph Hills from officers and hanged him near Bush Creek.
Reported by: unnamed report from Atkinson, Nebraska (reporters).