Ralph Hills

According to a short report datelined Atkinson, Nebraska, and printed in The Sun in July 1894, Ralph Hills was one of three men taken from officers by a mob and hanged near a creek the report calls Rush Creek. The report says the men were taken from the officers who held them. It gives no further detail about the mob or the officers involved.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short report datelined Atkinson, Nebraska says a mob took Ralph Hills from officers and hanged him near Rush Creek.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Sun, July 4, 1894, page 5 The Sun, July 4, 1894