Aaron Proctor
Aaron Proctor was held in the Russellville, Kentucky jail. According to the Manitowoc Pilot, a mob of about 100 men broke into the jail in the early hours of December 18, 1896, took him out, and hanged him from a cedar tree just outside town. The report says the jailer gave up the cell keys, and that the Proctor family had been warned the day before of what was coming. The accounts conflict on which Proctor was hanged and which was shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). The Manitowoc Pilot reports a mob of about 100 men broke into the Russellville jail, took Aaron Proctor and hanged him from a cedar tree, and that the jailer gave up the cell keys; the accounts conflict over which Proctor was hanged and which was shot.
Reported by: Manitowoc Pilot (reporters).