A forgotten story of mass murder, lynching, and injustice

Historical Photos

Daniel C. Slater alias “Detective Frank Lane”

The only known likeness of Frank Lane from the National Police Gazette, November 15, 1879

Laura Ann Sprouse

Bill Young’s housekeeper and mistress in 1878.

Escape Route

Dashed line indicates alleged route of Bill Young and Laura Sprouse on horseback through Spencer’s farm, late July 1877.

Crowd at Spencer Farm Well, August 5, 1877

Depiction of Bill Young’s Lynching, October 29, 1879