Tom Hall (also called Douglass)

Tom Hall, a Black man, was held in the jail at Newcliffe, Kentucky. According to a report in The Hocking Sentinel published October 22, 1903, a mob of about 100 men took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in the jail yard. He was killed by the mob after being taken from the custody of the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 men took Tom Hall from the Newcliffe, Kentucky, jail and hanged him from a tree in the jail yard, according to the source report.

Reported by: Newcliffe jail account as reported in the source article (reporters).

Source

• The Hocking Sentinel, October 22, 1903, page 2 The Hocking Sentinel, October 22, 1903