Scott Hill

Scott Hill was hanged in St. Albans, West Virginia, at the end of April 1884, together with his brother Brownlow Hill. Newspaper accounts say a mob took the two men from the jail and the officers holding them, then hanged them from an elm tree. One paper put the crowd at about 300 people and another at about 500. One paper reports that a Rev. Mr. Stump prayed with Scott before he was hanged.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Scott Hill from officers and hanged him, according to the 1884 newspaper accounts of the St. Albans, West Virginia, lynching.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (5)

• Daily Republican, May 2, 1884, page 4 Daily Republican, May 2, 1884
• The Wellington Enterprise, May 7, 1884, page 1 The Wellington Enterprise, May 7, 1884
• Narragansett Herald, May 10, 1884, page 4 Narragansett Herald, May 10, 1884
• Shepherdstown Register, May 10, 1884, page 3 Shepherdstown Register, May 10, 1884
• Wessington Springs Herald, May 23, 1884, page 6 Wessington Springs Herald, May 23, 1884