Tom Hall, alias Douglas

Tom Hall, also called Douglas, a Black man, was held at the jail in Wickliffe, Kentucky. On October 16, 1903, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree, according to a brief wire report, and another paper put the crowd at about 100 men. Newspaper accounts do not say how the mob reached him or whether the jailers resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Roswell Daily Record report (reporters); brief wire report.

Sources (3)

• The Roswell Daily Record, October 16, 1903, page 4 The Roswell Daily Record, October 16, 1903
• Las Vegas Daily Optic, October 16, 1903, page 1 Las Vegas Daily Optic, October 16, 1903
• The Portland Daily Press, October 17, 1903, page 3 The Portland Daily Press, October 17, 1903