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Ellison Mounts was hanged here on Feb. 18, 1890, after being indicted with seven other Hatfield supporters for the murder of Alifair McCoy. By the time of his trial, Mounts had confessed. He was also found guilty, and the jury recommended the death penalty. The seven others were sentenced to life in prison, and the Pike County sheriff carried out Mounts's sentence. This was one of the last episodes in the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
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Pikeville, Kentucky · United States
