Lilly

Lilly, an American Indian, was held in the jail at Okmulgee, Indian Territory. The Huntsville Gazette reported that Lilly had professed conversion and joined the M. E. Church, and that Lilly died expressing the hope of eternal life. Lilly was led out of the jail and shot by a firing party with rifle fire, in front of a crowd the paper described as quiet. The death was a judicial execution carried out by the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the Okmulgee, Indian Territory newspaper account of the execution (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, April 8, 1882
• Iron County Register, April 13, 1882, page 2 Iron County Register, April 13, 1882