Executed
Edward McMillan
Edward McMillan was executed by hanging in the jail yard at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1892, according to the Huntsville Gazette's report published June 11, 1892. The paper reported that the drop fell at 10:28 a.m. and that he was pronounced dead nine minutes later, with his neck broken. This account contains no reported objections to the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the jail's execution account (Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1892) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.