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18 lut 2020 · On February 18, 1890, Ellison “Cotton Top” Mounts was hanged in Pikeville, Kentucky, for his role in the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. It was the only legal execution of the feud. Mounts was believed to be the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield—the brother of Hatfield family patriarch, “Devil”Anse.
Ellison “Cotton Top” Hatfield was a victim of the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud, and he was legally executed in Pikeville, Kentucky on February 18, 1890. He was an illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield and believed to be mentally challenged.
Seven received life imprisonment, while the eighth, Ellison "Cottontop" Mounts, was executed by hanging and buried in an unmarked grave within sight of the gallows. [28] Ellison had tried to retract his confession, stating that he was innocent and that he had only confessed because he expected leniency, but his retraction was denied.
25 kwi 2023 · Unfairly, Cotton Top was the only one executed for the crime, while the other eight McCoy conspirators were sentenced to life in prison. The reason Cotton Top was the only one hanged for the massacre remains an open question, with some speculating that he was used as a scapegoat to end the feud.
16 lut 2019 · Ellison “Cotton Top” Mounts was hanged in Pikeville, Kentucky on February 18, 1890. Cotton Top was one of the last people to be hanged in Pike County, and many believe his hanging was the final incident of the infamous Hatfields & McCoys feud.
19 sty 2022 · On February 18, 1890, Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts was hanged in Pikeville, Kentucky, for his role in the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. It was the only legal execution of the feud. Mounts was believed to be the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield—the brother of Hatfield family patriarch, "Devil"Anse.
February 18, 1890 Ellison “Cotton Top” Mounts is hanged in Pikeville, KY for the killing of Alifair McCoy.
