Died in custody
Name not reported
Scott was in the custody of a constable at Middlefield, Ohio, when a mob took him from the constable on Tuesday evening, November 20, 1877, and hanged him, according to the Daily Kennebec Journal. The paper reported that he was cut down and revived. The account is brief and names no one else involved.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.