Ralph Hills
Ralph Hills was reportedly taken from officers by a crowd of settlers near Bush Creek in northern Holt County, Nebraska, and hanged around July 1, 1894, along with his son and another man, according to a report from Atkinson. The Omaha Daily Bee account says the men had been arrested and held by officers before settlers took them and hanged them. The report reached Atkinson secondhand and was said to be true but had not been confirmed. Accounts differ on the county and the exact date.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An unnamed report from Atkinson, Nebraska, relayed by the Omaha Bee, says settlers seized Ralph Hills from officers near Bush Creek and hanged him.
Reported by: Omaha Bee special dispatch from Atkinson, citing an unnamed report (reporters).