Executed
Lilly
Lilly, who had professed conversion and joined the M. E. Church, was held at the jail in Okmulgee, Indian Territory. According to the Huntsville Gazette, Lilly was led out of the jail and shot by a firing party before a crowd, mostly friends of others held there. The paper reported that the crowd was quiet while the sentence was carried out by rifle fire. The article says Lilly died expressing hope of eternal life.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.