John Milled

John Milled was one of five prisoners reportedly lynched at Kinston, North Carolina, on Saturday, January 30, 1869, while held in custody there. A New York Herald dispatch from Richmond, citing a Goldsboro report, says a mob shot him on a bridge and threw his body into the river. The dispatch says the town was then in a state of siege. The account comes from a newspaper report published in February 1869.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Herald's special dispatch from Richmond, citing a Goldsboro dispatch, reports that a mob shot him on a bridge and threw his body into the river.

Reported by: New York Herald special dispatch from Richmond, citing a Goldsboro dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Athens Post, February 5, 1869, page 2 The Athens Post, February 5, 1869