For murder. Mosely was
acquitted of killing his
black neighbor in front
of the man's family. A
group of blacks lynched
Mosely as he returned
from the trial. (Lynching
in the New South pg. 30).
Pinkney Murphy
Nelson County
Virginia
September 14
1900
For attempted rape
Mach Neal
Warren
Virginia
November 30
1910
William Page
Lillian
Virginia
August 17
1917
attempted rape
Tom Pannell
Pittsylvania County
Virginia
April 6
1891
reason unknown
Lee Pickett
Patrick County
Virginia
July 12
1898
For attempted rape.
Pickett was a discharged
mental patient. The five
white men who lynched him
were subsequently found
guilty of second-degree
murder and given
sentences ranging from
5-6 years in the
penitentiary. (Lynching
in the New South pg. 94)
Martin Roland
Abingdon
Virginia
April 3
1889
Martin Rollins
Russell County
Virginia
April 2
1889
For murder
John Scott
Alleghany County
Virginia
October 17
1891
For assault and riot. A
policeman in Clifton
Forge Virginia tried to
arrest a group of miners
(Bob Burton Charles
Miller John and William
Scott) For boisterous
intimidating behavior.
They resisted arrest and
made their way out of
town and back to the mi