For miscegenation.
Towler was lynched by his
white employer because of
his sexual relationship
with the man's daughter a
relationship that was
common knowledge in the
town where the two lived.
(Lynching in the New
South pg. 66)
Allie Thompson
Culpepper County
Virginia
November 24
1918
For attempted rape
Benjamin Thomas
Alexandria County
Virginia
August 8
1899
For attempted rape
Thomas Smith
Roanoke County
Virginia
September 20
1893
For assault. Smith
allegedly assaulted Mrs.
Henry Bishop a
respectable white woman.
The Mayor of Roanoke
(Mayor Trout) tried to
prevent Smith's lynching
by calling out the local
militia. In the ensuing
battle seven mob members
were killed and at least
2
Smith
Wythe County
Virginia
July 11
1888
For rape
William Shorter
Frederick County
Virginia
June 13
1893
For attempted rape
William 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
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