Scholl

Scholl was held in the jail at Bellefontaine, Ohio. According to Chicago Daily Tribune dispatches, a masked mob broke into the jail around midnight on September 24, 1875, took him out and hanged him from a tree near the courthouse after crowds had gathered for days. Reports say the guards made no resistance. The paper said Scholl maintained his innocence to the end. The Tribune's later comment called the hanging murder.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Chicago Daily Tribune dispatches say a masked mob broke into the Bellefontaine, Ohio, jail and hanged him from a tree, and that the guards made no resistance.

Reported by: Chicago Daily Tribune (reporters).

Sources (7)

• Chicago Daily Tribune, September 25, 1875, page 5 Chicago Daily Tribune, September 25, 1875
• Yankton Daily Press And Dakotaian, September 27, 1875, page 1 Yankton Daily Press And Dakotaian, September 27, 1875
• Wilmington Journal, October 1, 1875, page 4 Wilmington Journal, October 1, 1875
• Knoxville Journal, October 5, 1875, page 3 Knoxville Journal, October 5, 1875
• The Bismarck Tribune, October 6, 1875, page 1 The Bismarck Tribune, October 6, 1875
• Connecticut Western News, October 8, 1875, page 4 Connecticut Western News, October 8, 1875
• The Tribune, October 27, 1875, page 4 The Tribune, October 27, 1875