Died in jail or a lockup
Gilliland brothers
The Gilliland brothers were held in the jail at Somerset, Kentucky, in September 1891. According to the Record-Union, about 1 o'clock in the morning a crowd went to the jail, overpowered the guard, and took the brothers to a ravine west of the city, where they were hanged. The paper reports that the brothers declared to the last that they were innocent. It also reports that no confession could be obtained from them.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody